That sik luv is a standalone dark romance by jescie hall. This book took my sanity and gave it back only at the end.
I had been wanting to read this book since it was hyped so much in the book community and it was a wild ride is all i can say right now.
Spoilers ahead.
Trigger warnings : licking wounds, sharing the heroine, forced orgasms, dubious consent, murder, religious themes that may not be for everyone, bdsm, stalker MMC, cutting each other with a blade / knife, blood play, knife play. (I can’t remember everything, but if you want to know more, just read the trigger warnings for this book).
Story : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing style : meticulously annoying. Miss jescie writes every single thing in detail, it is easy to read and flows smoothly.
MMC : aero Westwood —⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(this twisted, sick, annoying man, i f•••••• hate to love you).
FMC : briony strait — ⭐⭐⭐ (she was likeable).
side characters : nobody stood out to me much.
Story setting : Christianity? Religion? It is based on how a religion is used to commit the heinous of crimes by those who are not supposed to. S••• that was a spoiler, gotta blur it.
Summary : briony is climbing up the ranks in the Church, and the men of the town, and higher ups can’t and won’t tolerate it so they want her out. They hire aero, our hero to kill her but he gets obsessed with her and instead teaches her how to not let them control her world and herself, they both end up taking revenge on everyone who hurt aero and bri, thus having their happy ever after. Aero’s mother and bri’s mother were murdered by the same people who look like sheep, and are not supposed to be doing it. The revenge is for all the suffering aero went through when he was a kid, and raped by a bishop, and grooming briony into a woman they want her to be by using their religion. F•••, i already revealed pretty much everything. Sorry.
Pacing : medium.
Tropes : ☑️ enemies to lovers.
☑️touch her and meet god.
☑️ Obsessive MMC.
☑️ possessive MMC.
☑️sharing the heroine.
☑️secret romance.
☑️Revenge plot.
Type of romance : dark.
Tags for the book : contemporary romance, dark romance, twisty, lost my sanity.
What i loved : i loved the story, even though it was confusing, and annoying me to keep reading. But i did, and found out that i in fact love aero. He very much gave me beast vibes, someone reserved, tortured, and couldn’t stand gentle touch since it was traumatising for him. I like briony’s character development, going from the soft girl, who everyone used to taking power in her own hands and awakening herself to things she always wanted, even though aero did help in that.
Favourite parts/ highlights : She’s my goddess. My light. My life. And after every training session, I make an effort to prove that to her. Touching her is easy. It’s been a dream of mine for years. Mending her wounds, cleaning every part of my doll I’ve dirtied; my favorite part. I could make a career out of tending to her needs, strengthening her. The part I continue to struggle with is allowing her touch to heal me.
A word I’d craved so badly as a lost little boy that is now forever tarnished. Engraved into my being as dirty, nasty...wrong.
In a world where male domination is a prerequisite for control, equality was never a forethought.
The thrill of knowing no child would be violated so violently filled my heart as I watched Aero cut it off, the screams of torture echoing throughout my body before being muffled out by his own shriveled, bloodied dick.
Evil comes in many forms, often masked by those that proclaim holiness. Some evil lurks through life as a bystander, watching and silently subjecting to the torment of others by turning a blind eye to their pain. Some evil isn’t evil at all. It’s dark energy coming full circle, granting vengeance on those who ache for power over the weak.
We should be able to love without judgment. Without restraint. Without men trying to rule us with their perceptions of truth.
And because of that desire to live our lives to the fullest, we’ve been given our chance.
I sigh, enjoying the sore yet soothing sensation encompassing me. Both holes feel used and ache with that burning sensation that tells me all I need to know about how he enjoyed himself. The thought of him f•••••• my limp and sedated body as I'd demanded has my insides convulsing with a need all their own. I gave myself to him as his own personal f••• doll to be used as he desired.
“I couldn’t stop myself after I pierced them. Have to make sure they stay clean. God knows I dirtied them enough already.”
They’re actually extremely sexy and make me feel even more paired with my mate and his own personal jewelry I’ve grown entirely too fond of.
Is a part of a series : no.
Series name : —
Series order number : —
Plot or character driven : a mix.
Loveable characters : yes.
Strong character development : not strong. But there is character development.
Flaws of characters a main focus : yes.
Interconnected/ or standalone : standalone.
Last details : I want to put it out there that zade is entirely different from aero, he would die literally before the thought of sharing even appears anywhere near him, zade and aero are different men, the only common thing they share is stalking their love interest and leaving a rose behind. Aero doesn’t mind sharing, because he did it for revenge and briefly for his own enjoyment, both are possessive but in a different way. Zade is more innocent in his possession for me at least than aero is. I liked this book, and thought that i should dnf it, but then i kept reading and it pulled me back right in. Aero grew on me, at first, i disliked him, but then his pretty tendencies of not believing in love, pushing away gentle touch grew on me, i love this man, yeah whatever. I can’t hate him. His dark, and making you run for the hills tendencies intrigued me. Love him. I’d recommend reading little stranger by Leigh Rivers, if you enjoyed this one and haven’t read it already. It’s a forbidden, step- sibling dark, contemporary romance, with a lot of trigger warnings, please read them before you begin reading the book.