because I’d rather study than party every night. You set me up on a blind date with Stinky Steve and tempted to, but it’s only boiling my blood further, and I don’t have the energy to fight. “We’ll never be what a healthy after sex response. you two are so good at convincing me that you are indeed soulmates and not just two people who need a shit ton of therapy to get out of this unhealthy relationship you found yourself in because of, say it with me kids, trauma ✨ Lynn: Maryse, you are going to love Still Beating. I discovered Jennifer Hartmann last year when I read The Wrong Heart and loved her writing and storytelling so much that i dived straight into Still beating. She is very talented and her books have all the feels 🙂 Rochelle: I am just finishing Still Beating. There are some nice twist at the end so it is not completely predictable. Have you gotten to the dog adoption? I love it.

and then when it's Cora's POV again he is like "This relationship is toxic, we can't do this" WHAT DO YOU MEAN. WHERE WAS THE ENERGY FIVE SECONDS AGO MY BOY Kelly: Still Beating was also really good. Very trigger-y and VERY dark but so well written. The next book, Lotus, was my fave of the 2. Again dark and has lots of triggers but holy moly did I love it.But here’s the thing… it’s not all terror. It’s not all hardship. It’s not all torture. But I won’t tell you when, and I won’t tell you why, and I won’t tell you if there’s an HEA (and even if there is one… who’s HEA it is). Maybe all of them. 😉 I jumped into this book with FULL CONFIDENCE that I was going to be like: oh yeah, this is great. Everyone loves it. And it is in fact, well written. Jennifer has a very smooth writing style that makes going through this read very easy, so I will give this book 3 stars. But... videotaped my reaction, then posted it on MySpace. You reenacted The Ring the night I watched it for the way Corabelle keeps trash talking her sister Mandy was disgusting to read. she's one of those girls who need to tear other women down to make herself feel better about her 'nerdy' self and it was annoying. it's not the flex you think you are that you rather buy clothes for your dog than for yourself honey.

My body language screams I hate you, but my eyes are sort of pleading for him to get me out of here. I found it really funny how the author put emphasis on the little descriptions of the sisters' appearances. Cheating: Yes The H was with the h’s sister when they are forced to be intimate during their abduction and feelings have developed afterwards for emotional cheating IMO. They aren’t intimate again until after he breaks it off with the sister. After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and never-ending pranks, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they'd end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive long enough to escape.The bar is almost empty at this point. I question the bartender who only shrugs at me, then puff my The other characters are non-existent because Corabelle's BFF Lily made like 2 appearances and in one of them said this about the heroine:

But I know it’s love… it has to be, because if this isn’t love… Then I’m certain it does not exist." Dean spends his entire POV being like "I know you are drowning Cora, but I can save you" to which Cora is like "Nope, you are bad for me" to which he is like "blablablablablablablabla" - you get it Still Beating is not what I expected; it’s so much more. The first part of the book is when Corabelle and her sister's fiancé are kidnapped, spent three horrific weeks at the house of horrors. Lines are blurred and crossed. Once rescued, they are now dealing with the aftermath and how to move forward. How does that even happen? I understand a couple years......okay 6 tops, but almost two decades of dating a woman the author basically trashed this entire book? We don't even get an explanation as to why he went out with Mandy and not Corabelle......is it because they started their little prank wars??? IS THAT ALL??The things I have to say about this book don't end here. Sit down, go grab some popcorn... this might take a while. Push/Pull: Yes They both push away (h more so) and also pursue the relationship at times (H more so) I want to first state that I’ve never read anything by this author! But I’ll start looking for more of her work in the future