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Saint by Sierra Simone

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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M/M Romance
Second Chance Romance
šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ MMC
Forbidden love
Travel
MiscommunicationĀ 
Mental Health Rep
Cheating

This could have very easily turned into a M/M version of Priest and it didnā€™t. Not even at all. Thank God for that.

I find that the prose and poetic imagery of Sierra Simone is great in this book... but sometimes overdone. But it was a beautiful POV to read. It was dark and painful and vivid. However I did find that sometimes the thoughtfulness and big themes overshadowed the plot.

Aiden was a complicated character in that he was unapologetic about himself in a setting where you would think he would feel the most shame- a monastery. So many tough topics were addressed and I canā€™t stop being surprised by how deep these books go in addressing issues in the Catholic Church, and Christianity itself. Itā€™s such an interesting take and I applaud that.

The plot/story itself was pretty standard in the reformed bad boy millionaire searching for himself kind of way. I found myself not as invested in Elijah or their love story as I was in the instance of seeing the characters staying true to themselves and finding their peace. But I loved how respectful and focused they were to each other in their intimate momentsā€¦ In that way, this was the most wholesome of the series.

While the descriptions of mental health and how they affect you was talked about in a way that was gritty and opaque, I found myself interested in how Aiden created his mini support group. I wanted to know more about how he helped others while he shifted through his time there.Ā 

The snapshots of former MCā€™s in the series was niceā€¦ but I often forgot that there was another brotherā€¦ who just is mentioned randomly.
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