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A review by nydhoggyr
Priest by Sierra Simone
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.0
3 stars for the story (or maybe just the smut?). 5 stars to Jacob Morgan's narration, top notch as usual.
I was kind of disappointed. I expected a lot more from this after hearing all the praise. I expected less horny dude and more of morality crisis in the telling of Tyler's story, but that's where it fell short for me. For all his supposed guilt, he literally could not control himself, despite his strong and solid conviction for wanting to be a priest. He in no way sought out ways or desired to help Poppy, he didn't care for her as a person. He just saw her as a sexual object he couldn't resist, ignoring all the reasons he became a priest to help the community to begin with - the repeated sexual assaults by the clergy on the community. Literally what Tyler did to Poppy. Was that the story being told? Because that's the story I got out of it.
All the right ideas were there, the execution just didn't take advantage of it all.
I was kind of disappointed. I expected a lot more from this after hearing all the praise. I expected less horny dude and more of morality crisis in the telling of Tyler's story, but that's where it fell short for me. For all his supposed guilt, he literally could not control himself, despite his strong and solid conviction for wanting to be a priest. He in no way sought out ways or desired to help Poppy, he didn't care for her as a person. He just saw her as a sexual object he couldn't resist, ignoring all the reasons he became a priest to help the community to begin with - the repeated sexual assaults by the clergy on the community. Literally what Tyler did to Poppy. Was that the story being told? Because that's the story I got out of it.
All the right ideas were there, the execution just didn't take advantage of it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault