A review by beckyyreadss
Sinner by Sierra Simone

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I enjoyed the first one even though it made me question my morals the whole through the first and second book. But again, I'm going to hell for enjoying this book.  

This book follows Sean Bell who we met briefly in the first book, he is Father Bell’s brother. He knows he is not a good man, and he has never pretended to be. He doesn’t believe in goodness or God or any happy ending that isn’t paid in advance. What does he believe in? Money and Sex. They have words for men like him – playboy. Womanizer and Skirt Chaser. His brother used to be a priest and used to call him one thing – a sinner. That all changes, when he meets a mysterious woman where he’s looking for a one-night stand and she disappears and left him with one thing – a name, Mary. But it turns out that’s not her name, it’s Zenny Iverson, he has seen her in fifteen years when she was a baby. Her older is his best friend and she has had a glow up. Not only does Sean feel like he’s too old for her but she is also deciding to become a nun. Zenny used to have a crush on Sean, but before she commits her life to God, her Reverend Mother has told her to have three weeks of being a normal senior and to live her life and to make sure she is comfortable with her decision. So Zenny makes Sean a proposition – to seduce her in every way.  

I liked that it wasn’t all smut and no story. I know there was a lot of smut in this book because of the context of playboy seducing younger girl who happens to be a virgin. There was an actual complex story with actual characters with two very different family dynamics and very real traumas – Sean's complex history with God and dealing with his sister’s suicide and his mother dying of cancer. Zenny’s story of being a virgin because she had a rough almost thing in high school and then her family putting a lot of pressure on her to be the next big thing in the family when all she wants to do is help people. I think it’s really interesting that we see this whole series from the Bell’s point of view – with Tyler’s and Sean’s point of view. I love that these men are completely falling head over heels for these women when the women have no clue. The smut was fire and honest to god, Sean and his mouth and how he dragged out the oral until she was ready just made me fall in love with him more. 

Even though it was interesting being from the male’s POV, I would have loved for it to have been a multiple POV with Zenny’s thoughts. I think it would have made it 1000% times better especially when they were apart and trying to pick her feelings apart.  

I feel like I need to go to church after reading this book but I'm looking forward to the other Bell brother’s book.  
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