Reviews tagging 'Death'

Saint by Sierra Simone

17 reviews

shamelesslyash's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death and Suicide

books_after_bedtime's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism

samara_surface's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

julianacosta_01's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

abbiequintal's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

g_monaghan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Smut AND plot??
Monk and ex- boyfriend reunite for a monastry beer brewing tour. Genuinely surprised at how heartwrenching and thought-provoking this was, as someone who grew up religious a lot of the themes resonated personally with me and I was surprised at how well crafted and considered it was, book also touches on themes around body insecurity as well as liberal descriptions of what you find sanctifying... brb crying in the corner - see triggers before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

This does allude to a characters sister ending her life after being sa* by a church authority member, would avoid reading if this is a trigger

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

jonezzzing's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

readingwithrylanne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.5

It's no secret that I love the Bell brothers. Aiden is my second favorite of the three, but I just didn't end up loving this overall book quite as much as I did Priest and Sinner. This book was just a little bit too long and got a tad boring at times. I also struggled to truly fall in love with Elijah because I felt like he spoke before he thought often, hurting Aiden in the process. I didn't cry with this book like I did the others, but I loved Aiden's character and watching him grow through his struggles. Getting to explore some different monasteries in other countries was also a really cool element (even though if I remember correctly, Sierra did say that the monasteries themselves were fictional), and the spice, naturally, was top tier, as per usual with Sierra Simone. I still loved Saint, just not as much as the others in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Sexual assault