Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Priest by Sierra Simone

15 reviews

clareasday's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Death, Sexual content, Stalking, and Alcohol

kelisabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Child death, and Grief

percervall's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve had beef with organized religion, and especially the Catholic Church, for a long time. The fact that this book is about a Catholic priest abandoning his vows for a pretty potential parishioner had initially steered me clear of reading it but the TikTok reviews about the spice had piqued my curiosity. This book is so steamy — mostly because there is so much of it that is taboo or not allowed. The God stuff I could take or leave —- but the spicy parts? Gimme a bunch more of that. 🔥 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

fantaiil's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Why did I even finish that book?

It was just bad. I know it's my fault for choosing this, but I wouldn't have thought that the crash between spice and church would be THAT bad. Spicy Scenes and praying at the same time? Why? Also without bible knowledge a lot of passages don't make a lot of sense.

I kinda liked Poppy so I don't want to give the worst score... but Tyler? It felt like the author thought: "Mhmm... I need a Hobby to not just make him a cut out flat figurine... Ah let him just mention The Walking Dead a lot and that's it."

Also. The thing with his sister.

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I wanted to read a spicy book with some romance... why did the sister had to be abused and had to commit suicide?

It was just sad and didn't add something to the story. It's a story about a priest "falling in love".... why add so much trauma?

And the end felt just absolutely unnecessary.

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The months apart. Him going travelling. The search.

I can live with obvious endings. Of course. But unnecessarily spaced out... just to make the book a bit longer? No, thank you.

The only thing about the ending was a bit of her POV and that it was finally the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Child death

lovelynovellas's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, and Pedophilia

thelassinlinen's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

psyched_np's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Mental illness, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

mcornell's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Outside of fanfiction, this is one of the filthiest things I’ve ever read. The things they do in this book

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ON THE ALTAR?????

are deranged and I loved it. However, I felt like there were some missed opportunities for plot. We don’t really get to delve into their characters outside of the smut, and I think it could given us more of a reason to like them as individuals. It definitely would gave made the sex hotter if we’d seen some growth happening too. Perhaps this is a lot to  ask for a filthy, taboo romance, but if you’re interested in some taboo Shenanigans, you’ve come to the right place 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Child death

rosage's review against another edition

first off, the main piece of personality we get from the mmc is that he is a priest and that he likes the walking dead. the fmc has NO personality whatsoever. the writing also isn’t great in general. the 130 year old woman was the only character i liked and she had about 10 sentences total. i was so looking forward to this book and it was so popular on booktok but it does not live up to the hype at all and i was incredibly disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide

catholic priest abused mmc sister sexually and she commits suicide. it is listed in the trigger warnings at the start of the book as well