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Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

10 reviews

rosalieromero's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! Check your trigger warnings!! The beginning had me so grossed out with the matchmaker….but the way Dean protects Cora at all costs, the way he left just to save her… He moved away simply to allow her to find herself no matter how bad it hurt him… that’s love!!! I absolutely love how they end up together as a beautiful family!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

This book has very hard topics and traumas but the love story that unfolds is a good one. I feel like the author captures the story very well and how they deal with their trauma after everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

rdaacvhiesl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

If you can make it through the triggers and initial taboo, this is a unique love story that will stick with you for all the right reasons. Everything written had a purpose and never was used as a prop or just shock value. I applaud Jennifer Hartmann for masterfully toeing that line in order to share this beautifully traffic and harrowing story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

fink1129's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Vomit, Dementia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

smbl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

It’s like reading a train wreck, you can’t stop even if it’s not the best writing. 

Pros: It dealt with messy process of healing from trauma - it wasn’t perfect which arguably why it’s done a decent job because everyone’s healing journey is different. MMC trauma journey was written well and overall the character had a lot more common sense. The serial killer motives weren’t something common.

Cons: FMC can be a little pick-me and self-centered. Actually she annoyed me a lot more than her sister which it wasn’t written to be that way. And how the sister was written is giving some internalize misogyny. Also no real relationship development on why the MMC was even dating the FMC’s sister. 

I think it had a lot of potential but as a standalone dark romance it missed the mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

amy_mhairi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy

allymurphy's review

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Every character is kind of an asshole but its kind of okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

ellaskrovset's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ky_wes's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Stalking, and Pregnancy

rogueraden's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

This book would've been a higher rating if I did not feel uncomfortable about the plot and how certain issues were glossed over.

I just wish the author focused more on the sister and her relationship with the Cora, especially since Cora is literally married to her ex-fiance.

Personally, the infidelity in this book made me really hesitant to like it- purely from a moral standpoint. At certain points it felt like mental illness and trauma was used as an excuse for cheating. Kind of reminds me of Dear Evan Hansen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

Contains rape scenes and sexual assault. Intense descriptions of flashbacks. There was smut though, kind of kinky.