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Sick Fux

by Tillie Cole

If you want dark romance to actually be dark - childhood trauma, revenge, kink-heavy obsession - Sick Fux delivers without flinching. The Alice in Wonderland framing gives it a fever-dream texture nothing else in the genre touches.

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goodreads 3.85/5 23,939 ratings

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Content warnings: Child sexual abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grooming, Child trafficking, Torture, Graphic violence, Knife play (CW), Blood, Trauma, Childhood trauma, Infertility, Abortion, Captivity, Kidnapping, Drugging, Non-consensual, Sexual content

Length304 pages

Story statusStandalone

Spice5/5 · Dark / taboo style

PacingFast

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

Only one who understands them
Male/female pairing (M/F)
Slow burn
High
Dark / taboo style
Cathartic release

Dark/tortured soul
Feral devotion
Rough / aggressive style
The angst delivered
Morally gray
Obsessive love interest
Intense / passionate
Feral brain activated
Feral/unhinged
Morally gray x morally gray
Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
Obsessed
Anti-hero
Who did this to you
Filthy / dirty
Tension finally satisfied
Stalker
Betrayal to trust
Primal / feral style
Marking hickeys
Rough but consensual
Wall pinning
Growling / possessive sounds
Mine declarations
Praise kink
Knife play
Blood play
Possessive
Marking
Claiming
Rough/aggressive intimacy
Creampie themes
Primal play (hunting/chasing)

Fantasy promise

Dark romance
Big city / metropolis
Contemporary
Humans only
Revenge romance
Childhood sweethearts reunited

Fairytale retelling
Antihero romance
Who hurt you

Reading experience

Dual POV
Fast
Dark
Devastating
Damaged survivor
Feral

Raw
Intense
Vengeful / revenge-driven
Unhinged
Punchy
Gritty
Edgy
Cathartic
Atmospheric
Angsty
Revenge arc
Slow descent into darkness
Morally complex
Gut punch ending
Emotional devastation
Sacrifice for love
The long game

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Different because

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Different because

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Book details

Length: 304 pages
Language: English
Format: Book