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These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

16 reviews

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is the kind of read that has you on edge on every page. You know the general premise, you know the characters, but as the book goes on you realize you know less and less. The ending left me ill, and made me contemplate my life choices. I’d say the best word to describe it is excruciating.

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“I kill them because they’re beautiful, and it’s the only way I can keep them.”

This was incredible. I need to sit with my thoughts on this one a little longer, will update later, just... wow.

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was really hard to read, but compulsive and so good too.
Such twisted love, such obsession, such intellect— such twisted characters.
It’s hard to review without spoiling the read. I can say this, trauma, depression, do not mix well with narcissistic personality— “These Violent Delights have Violent Ends”.
The only reason I dropped .25⭐️ is because at times I felt so uncomfortable at the disturbing behaviours between the pair. Also, I didn’t want the story to end, I wanted to know more, it was disheartening to have it end, especially as it did.

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

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challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

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challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think I might've enjoyed it more if it was a little sped up, and if
more crimes were committed than just the one murder that was already described at the start of the book
 
But still, the writing was lovely, and the description of a psychotic and totally unreliable narrator was wonderful. I did find the ending a little confusing at first, as 
I wasn't sure if Julian was actually dead or not, or if Paul got institutionalized or not, and it was rather vague and confusing
but after a little while, I did understand the reference that Julian put in his letter. 

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dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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