A review by abookarmoire
Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was hard to read… a dark romance? The story was a bit beyond the scope of dark.
Perhaps it was a study of how post traumatic stress affects the chemistry between two characters.
Cora and Dean have survived being abducted and forced to do messed up things. After escaping the clutches of a madman, these two struggle to resume their normal, separate lives, and fail miserably. They are bonded and only they can understand one another.
Still Beating has a good ending, after all they have been through, wouldn’t we want them to end up together?
Perhaps it was a study of how post traumatic stress affects the chemistry between two characters.
Cora and Dean have survived being abducted and forced to do messed up things. After escaping the clutches of a madman, these two struggle to resume their normal, separate lives, and fail miserably. They are bonded and only they can understand one another.
Still Beating has a good ending, after all they have been through, wouldn’t we want them to end up together?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, Rape, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Toxic relationship