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Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

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bdaniellet's review against another edition

5.0

man this book…

Was so raw and beautiful. I can’t get over it. Definitely one of my favorite reads so far this year. HIGHLY recommend!

llucie_b's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy fucking shit! This is prob the heaviest book I’ve ever read. I didn’t think I’d be able get past part one but I’m so glad I did. I loved this book so much. I cried and cried. I’m so glad Dean and Cora got their happy ending. They deserve it!!

retropeaches's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t even realize i already own another book by this author, but if it’s anything like this one i’ll make sure to grab tissues.

hannahwebby's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

bibliobetty's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-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

I have no complaints about the writing style but I won't be recommending to friends as I don't think that this type of contemporary romance is for me. Doesn't mean it's not worth reading or not good, just not for me. Absolutely read the TW/CW. This is not a "dark romance", this is dark and a romance.

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iamnottrisha's review against another edition

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4.0

This BROKE me. You should read it

whatnataliereadss's review against another edition

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5.0

I went into this book not really knowing much about it, and I’m so glad I did! (Although if you have triggers I wouldn’t recommend doing this - so def check TW first)

The writing style is so easy to follow and I was immersed in the story from the get go. The plot never slows, it was heart wrenching, chilling, gripping and beautiful all at the same time. When I wasn’t reading this book, I was thinking about this book.

annabelleshipp's review against another edition

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emotional

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

mrsfields0822's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Mediocre at best. Using rape as a romance trope is not a good idea. The characters in this book were poorly written and I didn’t like any of them. The use of “kitten” and “doggie” as nicknames for the main characters that were trapped by the kidnapper was cringeworthy. Then once they escape it goes into POV of both main characters after the fact and is a total snooze fest that ultimately results in them engaging in sexual activity and was completely predictable. The main character, Cora’s sister Mandy was awful and insensitive and could’ve been left out honestly. I have nothing good to say about this book.

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anubisreads_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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