A review by bfdbookblog
Damned If You Do by Marie Sexton

4.0

I am usually quite leery about reading a book with any kind of religious plot line; there is just too much that can go wrong. But I love Marie Sexton so of course I had to read this. The writing was as good as it always is with her books. She threw a bit of religious satirical humor in that wasn’t offensive but entertaining (which is usually hard to pull off with me) – especially with the revival. This is a very sweet story of Good (God) vs. Evil (the Devil) that surprised me as much as it delighted me. I would have liked it to be a bit longer but this is still complete as is.

I read someone else’s review comparing the initial scene between Seth and Abaddon to Charlie Daniel’s Devil Went Down to Georgia. I didn’t catch that at first but it’s totally accurate. The exchanges between Seth and Abaddon are entertaining at first but become a bit emotional by the end. The romance between the two as well as the true goodness of both men is endearing.

There were a couple of pretty great side characters that helped complete the story. Definitely worth the read!