Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Captivity, Murder, Torture, Violence, Graphic violence, Gun violence, Suicidal ideation, Self-harm, PTSD, Panic attacks, Trauma, Sexual trauma
Still Beating
by Jennifer Hartmann
The rare dark romance that earns every ounce of its darkness.
goodreads 4.2/5 235,879 ratings
storykind_community 4.14/5 7 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length314 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Cathartic release
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
- Secretly soft
- Hurt/comfort
- Desperate / urgent
- Book hangover
- Protector
- Forbidden love
- Healing / comfort intimacy
- The grovel delivered
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Redemption arc
- Mutual pining
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Touch starvation
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Captive romance
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- Survival romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Emotional
- Devastating
- High
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- Damaged survivor
- Mental health rep
- Intense
- Raw
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Heartbreaking
- Conversational
- Angsty
- Suspenseful
- Brooding
- Character-driven
- Cathartic
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Will make you cry
- Emotional devastation
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 314 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book