Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

9 reviews

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. The pacing was slow, but perfect for this story. Aero was amazing, I loved that he took his time revealing everything to Briony letting her figure things out on her own. Briony was a badass. I loved that she paved a way for herself even when people tried to tear her down and stop her progress. And I loved how Aero broke Briony to make her stronger. And she definitely rose to her potential.

I will say I was disappointed when it came to Saint. I was rooting for him to not be one of the bad guys. And while he may not have been as bad as his father the bishop and the governor, Saint still ended up not being who I was hoping. I grew to like him over the course of the book. And then got severely disappointed by his true character. I am glad he did receive the same fate as his father, the bishop, and the governor. Saint deserves to live with his actions of blindly following his father.

That epilogue was fire though. I loved the exchange of power between Aero and Briony. I loved how Briony took Aero for herself and "cleansed" him of his past the same way Aero cleansed her. I love that he finally surrenders his complete self to her. I don't think this book could've ended any better. It was phenomenal.

I would absolutely recommend this book. But definitely pay attention to those triggers. This books won't be for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Stalking, Self harm, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Death of parent

poupi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The story is good. 
all the secrets, the lust, the twisted and losts souls.
I am not a religious person but the notion of prohibition, of sin are well described. And you can appropriate them to see how much everything is f*uckup.
Aero is as a stalker psycho as I like.

I understand that some find similarities with the first book of Haunting Adaline. And I agree. But the story is really far from it.

and I hate the pregnancy trope especially in the middle of the book. it pissed me off until we learned that she is on the pill… WTF because it made absolutely no sense regarding how religious she was).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

bettyswanreader's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶+

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

gxxbxxty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Pedophilia, Death, Gaslighting, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, and Infidelity

nydhoggyr's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Stalking, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent

bookishhdreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Take the trigger warnings seriously. This is a very dark book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Rape, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, and Religious bigotry

sapphira_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

[Review Coming Soon]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, and Stalking

serena_andherstories's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Gore, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

abbyhreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Stalking, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse