A review by katieraegordon
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette

5.0

I enjoyed this story, one which the author states is 'not a losing faith story, but a falling out of love story.' The complexities of Catholic religious life is on display through the life of Agatha, a young sister. She loves the friendship and community of her sisters, but the hypocrisies and inadequacies of the Catholic Church weighs on her. The story holds the gifts of a life of faith lived in community and service, alongside the harms of a religious institution which fails to live up to its own ideals, all through a character who tenderly holds it all within herself.