My Review of Priest, by Sierra Simone

I am not sure what I was expecting when I began reading this book, but after the Prologue, I knew it was going to be memorable.

The substantial knowledge of literacy, coupled with the composition of the story, created a cadence that exhilarated my love for eloquent words.  The way this story was written was almost poetic in the use of descriptive and obscure words, blended ingeniously with the more laymen terms most readers associate with.  The ebb and flow of this intelligent technique only added to the experience of reading.  In simpler terms, the story was extremely well written, and the language used was very beautiful and intelligent.

The idea behind the corruption of a man in authority, is one that most of us have harbored a fantasy or two about, in our most private thoughts.  The fact that it was a priest – a man of virtue and purity – made his fall from grace, all the more scandalous.  What is the difference between a spiritual man fighting against temptation, or a sinning man reaching for divine absolution?  This is the struggle that Father Bell faces, as his internal battle wages between his holy love for his God, and his baser and more primal love for the willing flesh of his greatest test of faith, Poppy Danforth.

This was such an exquisite experience to witness from the MPOV, and I thoroughly enjoyed every enthralling and captivating word.  Humanity, in all its glorious imperfection, was wonderfully explored in this story.  The author weaved a masterpiece of emotions throughout, and explained in amazing detail and clarity the very primal desires of man and flesh.  It was enticingly erotic.  It is accurate to state that the raw emotion that seeps and bleeds from the pages, will linger long after the final word is read.  The illustrative and informative depiction of the church, and all the terminology required, was exceptional.  Overall, a resplendent story with a majestic quality of writing.