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A review by rosieposie_5_
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can’t say this is a perfect book — I only just finished it and listened to it via audiobook — but I can say that it is memorable.
Paul, our main character, is a withdrawn and angry kid(only 16–17) going to college with people he cannot relate to. until… Julian comes in. Julian is so different in upbringing and personality but carries the same kind of sadness and loneliness that Paul does. Immediately they click, and immediately it’s obvious that they are terrible for each other. The development of their relationship and the directions it takes never come as a surprise but they still come together to create a haunting picture.
This is not a book with a happy beginning, middle, or end. It is not a book with heroic and happy characters. These Violent Delights is a book where the protagonist and antagonist are the same person.
The relationships and people are realistic in their shortcomings and mistakes and emotions and it is tragic.
Paul, our main character, is a withdrawn and angry kid(only 16–17) going to college with people he cannot relate to. until… Julian comes in. Julian is so different in upbringing and personality but carries the same kind of sadness and loneliness that Paul does. Immediately they click, and immediately it’s obvious that they are terrible for each other. The development of their relationship and the directions it takes never come as a surprise but they still come together to create a haunting picture.
This is not a book with a happy beginning, middle, or end. It is not a book with heroic and happy characters. These Violent Delights is a book where the protagonist and antagonist are the same person.
The relationships and people are realistic in their shortcomings and mistakes and emotions and it is tragic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Death of parent