Dark romance · 2020
Still BeatingSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 5/5 (Scorching) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 8 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Still Beating is a standalone by Jennifer Hartmann, first published in 2020. Readers shelve it for kidnapping and enemies to lovers. We score it spice 5 (scorching) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, kidnapping, murder. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2020. Standalone.
Still Beating tropes
On this shelf, Still Beating is filed under Kidnapping romance and Enemies to lovers. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Still Beating spice level
Is Still Beating dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Still Beating scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Still Beating trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 765 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: suicide attempt, miscarriage, self harm, sexual content. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (8) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Still Beating trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Still Beating
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Captured
Captured
Lauren Biel
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Kidnapping romance
- Never Let Go
Never Let Go
Lauren Biel
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- Bind Me
Bind Me
Anna Zaires
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- Bratva Butcher
Bratva Butcher
T.J. Maguire
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- Six
Six
K.I. Lynn
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty
Julia Sykes
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- By Sin I Rise: Part One
By Sin I Rise: Part One
Cora Reilly
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
- Endgame Romance
Endgame Romance
C.M. Stunich
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Kidnapping romance, Enemies to lovers
Books like Still Beating, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Still Beating?
Still Beating spice level is 5 of 5 (Scorching). Frequent, graphic, the point of many chapters. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Still Beating trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Abuse, Torture, Captivity, Death. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 765 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Still Beating dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Still Beating scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Still Beating?
On this shelf Still Beating is filed under Kidnapping romance and Enemies to lovers.
Who is Still Beating for?
Pick this up if you want kidnapping and enemies to lovers with scorching spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Still Beating?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Captured by Lauren Biel; Never Let Go by Lauren Biel; Bind Me by Anna Zaires; Bratva Butcher by T.J. Maguire; Six by K.I. Lynn; Stealing Beauty by Julia Sykes. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/still-beating.
Is Still Beating a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Still Beating as a standalone.
What is the Still Beating age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 5/5 (scorching) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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