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A review by furaleii
Vibe by Liza James
Did not finish book.
I liked the story, the characters, how dark it was; I thought the cult was extremely interesting to have in a dark romance and not a very common trope, so that was really cool. I was really hoping to be able to finish this book, because I loved the characters and they deserved happiness, but it was too much for me. There were many SA and non-con scenes (not between the two main characters) that were explained semi-regularly and also explained in pretty deep detail. I can handle SA in a book up to a certain extent, but once it starts becoming explicitly explained and recurring, it's too much for me.
I was regularly switching from extremely uncomfortable to happy about Ruby saying something very well deserved, and while I feel that you're meant to feel uncomfortable about it, it was just to an extent that I couldn't entirely handle. I didn't want to rate it too low or high, it would probably be a 5 star read if those scenes weren't involved or handled differently, but I in no way hated it, just was unable to finish it.
I was regularly switching from extremely uncomfortable to happy about Ruby saying something very well deserved, and while I feel that you're meant to feel uncomfortable about it, it was just to an extent that I couldn't entirely handle. I didn't want to rate it too low or high, it would probably be a 5 star read if those scenes weren't involved or handled differently, but I in no way hated it, just was unable to finish it.