A review by crackedspinereviews
Saint, by Sierra Simone

adventurous emotional reflective 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

 
May contain spoilers

Review: I normally don’t like second chance romances but this one is extremely well done. There was a real and understandable reason why the primary MMC left and feels like he is 
Indebted to the church and being a monk. I also love how much the fact is stressed that he never fell out of love with his ex but that in order to survive he had to join the order. The other reason I really liked this book is because I think that the forced proximity is realistic for the circumstances. The ex being a writer and MMC looking to join a more rigid order made the story interesting because it made it feel like they were working towards opposite goals. I love how selfless the ex is the entire time and how he is willing to sacrifice his happiness to ensure that the MMC is living the life he wants to. That’s true love right there. I could have done without the easily avoidable cheating trope towards the beginning of the story. There were many other routes this story could have taken to end up in the same spot without that. 

Likes: The traveling and how easily the two MMC’s fall back into their old relationship patterns, how the ex’s POV is often through journal entries since he is a writer

Dislikes: I cannot stand a cheating trope especially when there are so many other potential conflicts possible. Eww.

Tropes: forbidden romance, brothers best friend, second chance romance, forced proximity, religion and religious trauma, LGBTQ romance

 
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