Jeremiah Yuda Umam

Priest (Priest, 1)

Book by Sierra Simone

DETAILS

Publisher : Bloom Books (March 15, 2022) Language : English Paperback : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 1949364240 ISBN-13 : 978-1949364248 Item Weight : 14.4 ounces Dimensions : 5 x 0.8 x 8 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #37 in Romantic Erotica (Books) #804 in New Adult & College Romance (Books) #2,184 in Contemporary Romance (Books) , From USA Today  and  Wall Street Journal  bestselling author Sierra Simone comes her steamy, TikTok-famous Priest series, in which sinners and saints alike test the bonds of religion, love, and lust. He's a priest, and here is his confession. There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. Tyler Bell has had no problem playing by the rules for the last three years after a family tragedy set him on the path to priesthood. That all changes when the delicious, sultry voice of Poppy Danforth sinks its claws in him through the screen of his confessional booth, and he can't get her sins out of his head. It should be easy to put his impure thoughts of her to rest, considering the vows Tyler has taken. It should be nothing to overcome what the sight and sound of her does to him, when his life with the Church means everything. But once he has his first forbidden taste of those red lips, Tyler can't help but break all his rules for Poppy―no matter what it might cost them both. Read more

REVIEW

This story was everything I expected, but not what I expected at all. Through the last few years, I’ve seen this book come up in conversation quite often. I knew I had it on my Kindle, sitting there waiting for me. Once again, my read along with the Fated Mates podcast (I’m only on season 2 while the show is in its 5th season) got me to finally read this one. While I did expect this book to delve into the taboo (which is obvious by its title), I didn’t anticipate how much soul-searching the main character would do. I’m a cynic when it comes to religion and expected Tyler, the priest, to throw everything over once he fell in love. Instead, I felt the author respected the reality of the struggle. Which means this story wasn’t as quick of a read as I anticipated, but it had much more depth. I’m not bothered by insta-love, but I know many people are. This story definitely has an insta-love feel. Yet, I also felt the connection between Poppy and Tyler from the start. As long as that chemistry is there, how quickly they fall doesn’t make a difference to me. Tyler is the kind of priest I can get behind. Not because he broke his vows, but because he truly cares deeply about his community and helping people. Regardless if someone was a member of his church or even believed in a higher power, he was always ready to lend a hand if needed. This is one of the issues with when he met Poppy, he was so concerned with hurting his community; both on a local level and overall with the Catholic Church. Tyler could easily turn himself into a martyr, especially once Poppy came along. It was a welcome surprise to find there were some in his church family that didn’t want to see that for him, that truly wanted him to be happy even if it was not in the role he was presently filling. It was harder to get to know Poppy as this story was told from Tyler’s POV, but it’s obvious she is a caring person and was looking for inner peace with some decisions she made in her life. Poppy never purposely hurt anyone and only ever wanted to make the world a better place. While working to do that, she was also running from her past. Again, not that she did anything wrong. But she had to come to that realization for herself and she sought out the church to see if religion could help her find her way. I can’t end this review without mentioning how spicy this book is with Poppy and Tyler not able to hold back their attraction, no matter where they are. That could make this story a no-go for many, so be forewarned. Many situations in this story will be viewed as downright blasphemous to some.

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