A review by aschuemusic
That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall

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.