3.31 AVERAGE

dark fast-paced

Not at all what I expected. The subplot was surprising and enjoyable
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was so so excited to read this after seeing the snippets shared by the author on tiktok.. it seems she shared the best lines bc for me, it fell so flat. personally, this felt like a drag the first 90% and random plot thrown into the very end for a twist, that is wrapped up and solved in like 10 pages. this would be a great dark romance (per say) for beginners or someone looking to dip their toes in, but not for someone well versed in dark romance
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I had high hopes for this one …. But it flopped

The pacing was all over the place, and I couldn’t tell if days or weeks had passed between scenes. The sex scenes were decent, if choreographed a little confusingly, but the final quarter of the book was a hard push for me. The integration of kink was, in my opinion, a little messy - too much was trying to happen at the same time.
Overall, I appreciated the premise of the story and was looking forward to the trope, but would have appreciated stronger writing for the plot around the copious (not a complaint!) smut, more buildup, and less telling more showing.

Someone please forgive my brain...come one...I hoped for a second "Priest" that was...I can't even say what that is....