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That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

tallbitch666's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

findingskyreading's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is going to have a chokehold on me for a long time. Jesus Christ, thank the lord for Jescie Hall for delivering the most delicious man known to man kind. Aero psychotic, obsessive and dominant in all the best ways. Briony matching him with her own strength and newfound freedom. This book is a masterpiece and is in a league of its own. Each page left you wanting more and more of this story and don’t even get my started on the sex. Oh my god the sex

alair_novak's review against another edition

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5.0

Format:
Audiobook

Overall:
The voice actors make this book what it is. Aero is off his fucking rocker, and I appreciate Jescie providing so much background and history on Aero. I feel like that is something that is lacking with a lot of MCs since most books are FMC-oriented. I am also happy with the fact that the FMC bosses the hell up and turns into a bad bitch. . The Joe Arden controversy made me dislike part of this book. I'm also not big on religious trauma books. Wasn't feeling the audio book for the most part. If I would have read it, I might have liked it more.

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lu_lopez's review against another edition

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5.0

I’m speechless! Like for real!
Jescie is a fenomenal writer! Not only the plot was good, but the way she told the story, giving us the information we needed at the right time. Is like Aero’s mastermind plan.
Writing about religion aspects is always dangerous, because religious people don’t really like to read about it. But we all know the horrors the Catholic Church committed in name of God, money or power. And reading about it, reading about someone taking their revenge, and taking back what they stole…. Was epic!

I don’t want to tell you much about this book, because nothing will beat going in blind, and discovering for yourself.
I will tell you this though: Aero set a plan to bring down the Catholic Church, with all her lies. He grow up in it, and he knows better than anyone, what people who proclaim themselves as righteous are hiding.
While doing that, he brings an unknowing Briony to the plan. This sweet innocent Catholic girl, that is so oblivious to the church’s sins and the target on her back.
One of the things I like most about this book was the fact that Aero didn’t tell her anything, he just let her figure it out by herself. Life a therapist, they don’t give you the answers, they help you figure it out for yourself, and come to your own conclusions.
The depraivity, the sex scene, the stalking, the kidnapping, and everything else was a plus.
The fact that she was the one who save him. Usually in books is always the FMC that is kidnapped, or put in danger, or something like that. But here is the complete opposite. And I love it! It was so refreshing!
The last scene of the epilogue killed me! Never would I thought, in my wildest potential plot lines that Briony would do that. That clever bitch!
This two were a match made in heaven!
This book is perfection. Is extremely dark. And so if you are catholic, I don’t think that you would be okay reading this book. So probably stay away from this one.

The thing that kept me thorn was how slow paced the book was. Or rather, I was anxious to know where the story was going, and not being able to see the plot, or part of the plot is great. But it was terrifying, because I didn’t want it to be disappointed, so I took my time reading this. I was dragging it along, afraid I wouldn’t like the end. And I was so stupid! Jescie did such a good job!
She built a story with so many layers, like an onion, and when you peal one, and then other, and another, you stand at a landline waiting to fuck all your theories!
This was one of the most darkest and dirtiest stuff I ever read. But the characters have so much depth, trauma, emotion, and growth.
And at the same time this book is so filthy!
The scene in the sex club? Not the first one, the other one… I’m dead!
Do yourself a favor and go read this book.
But clear your day, because you won’t want to be interrupted. This book will just suck you right in, and keep you hooked in every page turn.

Note: for what I can gather, a lot of people compare Aero to Zade (from hunting Adeline). I haven’t read HA, but, for what I saw in reviews, this two are completely different! One is not superior to the other. They’re just completely different! Please don’t trash a book, just because you compare it to an incomparable thing. From what I gather the only thing that this two have in common, is that they are both Alpha male, and stalkers. That’s it!
If you want to compare it, compare it to Harley Quinn and the Jocker, and their toxic love.
Okay bye.
Happy readings

briinaa's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Very dark but sooo good!! 

jquirion's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

aschuemusic's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has been sitting on my shelf for a bit and has been REALLy hyped up in the dark romance booktok community. Now I am a dark romance girl through and through but I have been led astray a few times and was nervous to pick this up. Boy was I WRONG. This book was incredible. It was dark, filthy, messed up and exactly the way I wanted to start my spooky reading month. Please read the trigger warnings in addition to the warnings about religious trauma. If any of those bother you, this book is NOT for you. Briony is a badass, I will admit it took me a little bit to warm up to her but the way she takes her power back and owns her sexuality?! It was beautiful. And don’t even get me started on Aero. What a beautiful broken tattooed tortured man. Is he crazy? Yes. Is he fucked up? Yes. Is he unhinged? Yes. Do I still want him? 100%. This may have taken the top spot for my favorite dark romance. Wonderfully written, pacing was excellent, I loved everything about it.

jalvarez's review against another edition

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4.0

Audio book was 10000/10. I highly recommend doing the audio book while reading this one. I have no words to say after reading this one tbh. Other than, this book was heavy on the trauma so please check your trigger warnings especially if you’ve ever been SA’d or Molested. Like I’ve read Dark books before but this book felt too real. It defitnitly hits differently.

wickedlit_reviews's review against another edition

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3.0

Smut was 5⭐️, felt like i needed more tbh but Aero is

bellafemmina_11's review against another edition

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4.0

Lots of good good spice. Plot was a bit shaky, felt like it didn’t entirely concluded. Otherwise excellent. And Joe Arden is a god on the audio!