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jamietherebelliousreader's review
4.0
4 stars. This was so close to being a five star for me but the actual suspense and plot of who was trying to kill Flic was so underwhelming. It could’ve been handled better but other than that this was absolutely fascinating. Two women with opposing views on the world falling in love. I was absolutely hooked.
Anna is a very religious practicing Catholic and she’s homophobic though she adamantly denies it. Flic is an out and proud lesbian who writes a fictional book about the Pope being gay after overhearing a shocking secret. Anna works with Flic on the marketing tour of the book and things get crazy. Poor Flic has someone trying to kill her and Anna is fighting her growing feelings towards her. It’s a lot but so well done. I loved both characters because the way Grubb presents both of their sides. Anna’s character development was superb. She was honestly very hard to get behind in the beginning but I grew to like her by the end. Flic I loved right from the jump. She’s awesome. The romance between them develops at a great pace and their chemistry was believable.
The ending was a bit abrupt but that might just be me being greedy and wanting more. This never at any point felt heavy handed nor was there a clear cut “one side is better than the other”. Both characters were open and had conversations about their differences which I can respect. Wonderful read and I will definitely be picking up more from Grubb.
Anna is a very religious practicing Catholic and she’s homophobic though she adamantly denies it. Flic is an out and proud lesbian who writes a fictional book about the Pope being gay after overhearing a shocking secret. Anna works with Flic on the marketing tour of the book and things get crazy. Poor Flic has someone trying to kill her and Anna is fighting her growing feelings towards her. It’s a lot but so well done. I loved both characters because the way Grubb presents both of their sides. Anna’s character development was superb. She was honestly very hard to get behind in the beginning but I grew to like her by the end. Flic I loved right from the jump. She’s awesome. The romance between them develops at a great pace and their chemistry was believable.
The ending was a bit abrupt but that might just be me being greedy and wanting more. This never at any point felt heavy handed nor was there a clear cut “one side is better than the other”. Both characters were open and had conversations about their differences which I can respect. Wonderful read and I will definitely be picking up more from Grubb.
hhushaw's review against another edition
5.0
An honest review thanks to Netgalley, this was an amazing book. The opposing views of the two main characters made their friendship and eventual relationship all the more amazing. This was something new and I loved it for lesbian romance, everything about this book was amazing and I need to look up the author as I have never heard of her before. If you are looking for a breath of fresh air and a book that you can't put down this is it, enjoy.
munleigh's review against another edition
3.0
Felicity "Flic" Bastone is an investigative journalist who overhead a conversation while in Rome about the Pope and turns it into a novel. Griffin Publishing House sees an opportunity to take a calculated risk in publishing's Flic's novel due to current events. Anna Lawrence, in charge of marketing Holy Father, Holy Secret, has moral qualms in promoting it considering she's a devout Catholic. Anna is then forced to join Flic on the promotional tour.
I enjoyed the intellectual discussions that Flic and Anna had and were able to see each other's views without belittling them. The author did a good job at presenting both views in an interesting and engaging way on such a controversial topic.
I think there could've been a little more angst in Flic and Anna's romance, but I did find their story sweet and realistic in pacing.
The action/thriller portion of the book I felt could've been more exciting but overall it was nicely done to further the plot along.
Review also posted here: http://wp.me/p4Pp9O-8H
I was given a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed the intellectual discussions that Flic and Anna had and were able to see each other's views without belittling them. The author did a good job at presenting both views in an interesting and engaging way on such a controversial topic.
I think there could've been a little more angst in Flic and Anna's romance, but I did find their story sweet and realistic in pacing.
The action/thriller portion of the book I felt could've been more exciting but overall it was nicely done to further the plot along.
Review also posted here: http://wp.me/p4Pp9O-8H
I was given a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
corrie's review
4.0
The Fifth Gospel was another strong novel from Michelle Grubb.
Having such opposite viewpoints on religion and life I really wondered how these two women could ever arrive on the same page, let alone fall in love with each other. It took me at least half the book to experience the romance part because I felt somehow disconnected (mostly with Anna).
And wow, what did poor Flic do to deserve such bad karma! She gotbruised up, knocked on the head, bombed and shot twice! . At least she got royally compensated for writing a bestseller.
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Themes: love is love, I had some weird thing with the name Flic… for some reason my brain kept changing it to Clit… me and my weird Tourettes brain, when Anna finally gets over herself she turns out to be quite a tiger in the bed chamber, didn’t see that coming, Grubb is a solid writer and I am a fan but I wasn’t absolutely in love with this one, still recommend it though.
4.3 stars
Having such opposite viewpoints on religion and life I really wondered how these two women could ever arrive on the same page, let alone fall in love with each other. It took me at least half the book to experience the romance part because I felt somehow disconnected (mostly with Anna).
And wow, what did poor Flic do to deserve such bad karma! She got
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Themes: love is love, I had some weird thing with the name Flic… for some reason my brain kept changing it to Clit… me and my weird Tourettes brain, when Anna finally gets over herself she turns out to be quite a tiger in the bed chamber, didn’t see that coming, Grubb is a solid writer and I am a fan but I wasn’t absolutely in love with this one, still recommend it though.
4.3 stars
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