--- product_id: 334356476 title: "These Violent Delights: A Novel" price: "KSh7688" currency: KES in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/334356476-these-violent-delights-a-novel store_origin: KE region: Kenya --- # These Violent Delights: A Novel **Price:** KSh7688 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** These Violent Delights: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** KSh7688 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.ke](https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/334356476-these-violent-delights-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A Literary Hub Best Book of Year • A Crime Reads Best Debut of the Year • A Newsweek 25 Best Fall Books • A Philadelphia Inquirer 10 Big Books for the Fall • An O M LGBTQ Books That Are Changing the Literary Landscape in 2020 Selection • An Electric Lit Most Anticipated Debut of the Second Half of 2020 • A Paperback Paris Best New LGBTQ+ Books To Read This Year Selection • A Passport Best Book of the MonthThe Secret History meets Lie with Me in Micah Nemerever's compulsively readable debut novel—a feverishly taut Hitchcockian story about two college students, each with his own troubled past, whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence.When Paul enters university in early 1970s Pittsburgh, it’s with the hope of moving past the recent death of his father. Sensitive, insecure, and incomprehensible to his grieving family, Paul feels isolated and alone. When he meets the worldly Julian in his freshman ethics class, Paul is immediately drawn to his classmate’s effortless charm.Paul sees Julian as his sole intellectual equal—an ally against the conventional world he finds so suffocating. Paul will stop at nothing to prove himself worthy of their friendship, because with Julian life is more invigorating than Paul could ever have imagined. But as charismatic as he can choose to be, Julian is also volatile and capriciously cruel, and Paul becomes increasingly afraid that he can never live up to what Julian expects of him.As their friendship spirals into all-consuming intimacy, they each learn the lengths to which the other will go in order to stay together, their obsession ultimately hurtling them toward an act of irrevocable violence.Unfolding with a propulsive ferocity, These Violent Delights is an exquisitely plotted excavation of the depths of human desire and the darkness it can bring forth in us. Review: Weirdly close to home - I think the majority of queer persons can easily resonate with the emotional roller coaster of the characters. The anger, the control, the secrets. Brilliantly written. One of very few books written in correct English with no grammatical errors. Review: Spine of the book - The spine of the book was a little damaged but everything else was fine. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #402,508 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #284 in American Historical Romance #1,322 in Thrillers and Suspense #3,203 in Contemporary Romance (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,463 Reviews | ## Images ![These Violent Delights: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71gz4A4npjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Weirdly close to home *by S***. on 4 December 2021* I think the majority of queer persons can easily resonate with the emotional roller coaster of the characters. The anger, the control, the secrets. Brilliantly written. One of very few books written in correct English with no grammatical errors. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spine of the book *by A***R on 2 May 2023* The spine of the book was a little damaged but everything else was fine. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Dark and Beautiful *by J***L on 31 July 2021* ** These Violent Delights ** Micah Nemerever's debut These Violent Delights is a veryyyyy well written book, some twists coming sooo fast, I may have given myself a whiplash.. But at the same time, I didn't enjoy reading it the way i thought i would.. Let me explain why.. 🦕Uhmmm... Why?? All I could think about throughout was whyyyyyyy?? Why were they attracted to each other.. They got nothing but unhappiness from their relationship. I am sorry, if someone treats me like that, i am gonna run in the opposite direction preferably after ditching them in the middle of nowhere.. But lets not get carried away. 🦕 I don't knw why, their banter and stuff was just sooooo tedious and exhausting, after reading the title, I was not exactly expecting a easy breezy book but this was misery on a whole different level. 🦕 I don't knw about Julian they were probably Dickish anyway, but the way Paul treated his family was not something I appreciated, made me unlike him even more.. What I loved about the book are also quite a lot : 🦕 The twists and thrills kept me on my toes.. 🦕 The narrative was veryyyyy well thought out as well as raw and real.. 🦕 The character are sooo well written and dynamic, I feel like i knw them irl.. I saw this review in Goodreads somewhere and it perfectly wraps up for me too : while it had bursts of beauty and intrigue, it was not a book i enjoyed enough to rate well.. ## Frequently Bought Together - These Violent Delights: A Novel [Paperback] Nemerever, Micah - Giovanni's Room --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/334356476-these-violent-delights-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/334356476-these-violent-delights-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kenya* *Store origin: KE* *Last updated: 2026-08-06*