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annadelreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
"If I'd never met you, I would never have really lived."
You know what. Five fucking stars. (Okay, close to it) There, I said it. You know what, it really is for me. Not only because it answered some of my religious questions regarding my own beliefs, but it also led me to accept myself and my connection with God. I went in thinking it would be all just be about the priest f-cking and falling in love with a woman (which, believe me, it was definitely it) and I finished the book thinking more about my religious belief rather than the ending between the two main characters. That's the main reason why it's an instant five fucking stars for me. Even I was shocked with my rating. I honestly thought this is far from five star but damn.
This has been a really eye-opener kind of book since it's about a priest falling in love with a woman. Most part of the book was simply a push and pull between Tyler leaving the church or leaving Poppy. To be honest, it was 50% smut - and I'm not even ashamed to say it even though I rated this so high. These two main characters is legit one of the horniest characters I've ever read so far. The thing is, I thought I'd be seeing the FMC's POV but I was so wrong, it was Tyler's POV the whole book with a little parts of Poppy's POV (probably 1%). I wasn't even mad about it because I can see it on the priest's point of view. It was magical - to see his thoughts regarding his sins and how God would be regarding it. What I honestly learned is that, God really has a path for you. He made you stumble just so you'd end up on the right path - the path for you and it's not even priesthood for Tyler! You don't have to be religious to that point for God to know you love him and it just resonated with me especially recently that I've been neglecting going to church or even just simply thinking about Him.
Anyways, I thought it would be another misunderstanding trope - which I hate expect for the few who actually needed this in the book. It was....not in a way? Because they were talking but it was just him not being able to listen to her and her worries because he really just want to be in their perfect bubble. I love how both of them are both mature which was weird because these two are just horny teens who loves doing it anywhere. Smut aside, it was reflective to a point that I was not expecting. Love it though!
Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
luna_98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide
kaylareads247's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia
littlered22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicide
coryogirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide
dchestnut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Death, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Grief
readwithria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
If you want a smutty book this is definitely that, and the writing is good, but the characters are a bit flat for me. 3 stars.
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol
katyiswriting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Grief
tierraskye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Alcohol
queerstronaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicide