Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Saint by Sierra Simone

26 reviews

aromarrie's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

it really takes a character like aiden bell to make you feel less alone when facing it…and i’m so happy he & this story exist because of that. i love it like everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

kelsmckinney's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Outing

emir214's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"The Bell brothers, though . . . well, we don't exactly have the greatest track record with vows."
My gosh, they do not. Saint stands in a different world than the rest of the Priest series. It's still the "Bell brothers doing naughty, forbidden things," but Aiden's inner world is so much more complex than his brothers. He's also no longer a penthouse millionaire, so that was a nice change of pace. Simone's descriptions of the monasteries made me want to travel Europe to look at Catholic architecture; they were so beautiful. 
TW:

The chapter where Aiden describes his depression and suicidal intent hit so freaking close to home. It's so hauntingly accurate and made me want to give that big ole Lumberjack Monk a hug.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent

sara_mb's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

As always it’s was as great as I thought it would be. I was a bit nervous at first with the fact it was her first lgbtq+ book of the series and wasn’t sure how it was gonna flow. It was beautifully written, deep and reflective. It spoke about mental health issue, suicidal tendencies and sexuality. I love everything about it, the spice and emotion, perfect ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

krosebooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

I loved the subject matter of religion in a spicy romance book! The series is really good I liked the first two books best though. This book while I enjoyed it was too similar to the first book's plot. I do like that it was queer. Some portions of the book it found it repetitive like, <I am stuck between the two things I love the most and can't have one without the other.>

One of my favorite parts of the book is when <he is talking about his depressive episode. I felt very connected to the character in this chapter because of how Simone wrote about it. She explained it through subtle things that go through your mind and how it affects the people around you.> Lastly, the ending is perfect. not dragged out for ten more chapters after the climax, but keep concise and still connected to the material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

careliza's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

I think this is my favorite book of the year. This book made me cry. The conflict felt the most realistic out of any book I’ve read this year. It was an amazing representation of mental health, and I really felt for both of the MCs. It dealt with hard topics such as being queer in a religious community. I loved both of these characters with all of my heart. Everything they did for each other was out of love, and that’s what made it so special. They loved each other so much that they were each willing to give up their own happiness for the other. And Jamie is a champ. On top of all of this, the book was HILARIOUS. The scenes between Sean and Aidan were ridiculously funny. I fell in love with the other monks, and I just absolutely loved the entire vibe. I love Father Jordan, and I love the magical vibe he has. I want to read this book over and over again. It was so good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

marymason's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

no one can top zenny and sean but aiden and elijah are a close second (also the smut in this !)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

lzzlong16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This was my favorite of all the Bell brother's stories. Seeing his struggle with depression made me feel seen. Seeing all the brothers grapple with their faith and question it was inspiring. I thought I loved Simone's New Camelot series the most but the Bell Brothers have certainly topped it. The Sierra Simone wrote with such respect for the catholic faith was amazing. Of course we got the wild spice we see from SS but what I love about her w is that it served such a purpose it was just there to be erotic. I loved the series so much I'm sad it's over now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

Main character experiences suicidal thoughts. Mentions of sisters suicide and mothers death occur throughout

ka_ke's review against another edition

First of all it is not because of the LGBTQIA relationship. I simply can’t stand characters who beat themselves up while refusing to change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia