brattylittlebookdragon 's review for:

Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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😭😭 This was a devastating, heavy  & beautiful read. Please please please be mindful of the trigger warnings with this. This book isn't for everyone, and that's okay. It is haunting, emotional, heavy & traumatic. What Cora & Dean endured was horrifying & watching everything that unfolded after was heartbreaking & wonderful & gut wrenching. The author absolutely has a way with her words to bring you full circle in the emotions. This was truly a story of survival, breaking, healing & unconventional ways love can find someone. It was hard to read at times but it was absolutely worth every single tear I shed. 🥹🖤