elie's Updates en-US Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:11:31 -0700 60 elie's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Rating836098567 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:11:31 -0700 <![CDATA[elie liked a review]]> /
Sinner by Sierra Simone
"3.75ā­ļø šŸŒ¶ļø4/5
me enjoying a dark romance with insta lust and a huge age gap ???? who is she

priest was fun and silly and sacrilegious, but sinner takes everything to the next level

zenny is a smart feminist college student who wants to explore sex in all of its glory before dedicating her life to god as a nun. sean is her older brother’s best friend who she hasnt seen in over a decade. when they reconnect one night, she feels comfortable with him and eventually asks him to help her explore sex safely.
sean is attracted to grown-up zenny instantly and even though he has his own issues with religion and god and their age gap, he agrees to help her out with some rules in place. little does he know how much she will end up teaching him about things other than sex during their time together.


i def wasn’t into everything zenny was in this book and some of the phrasing icked me out, but the fact that consent & boundaries were so clear the entire time made it enjoyable!

oh & LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK! the entire book is in Sean’s perspective so Jacob Morgan’s narration was perfect šŸ”„

i also loved our individual characters, the representation, and the discussions about religion/racism/misogyny.

i laughed. i cringed at some of the smut. i even cried over mountain dew (iykyk).
definitely was hesitant at first, but by the end, i am a full sean+zenny stan 🫶"
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Lights Out by Navessa Allen
"i know this is problematic to say but if someone is gonna stalk and break into my house, let it only be this way. (referring to him buying me security cameras, adopting my cat [my child], and cherishing me endlessly. and not being a psychopath) 🫠

ok i know this ain’t everyone’s cup of tea but reading this book felt like reading Vinnie Hacker’s tiktok comment section and i’m not fucking complaining. this book is the only tiktok-afied book i recognize in existence. if fact, i want all dark romance books written this way. i haven’t had a good laugh in a while and mama is tired. 😪

Josh…oh he's so unreal it's not even funny. thanks to him and his humor this book was laugh out loud funny. many times i was giggling into my closed fist while reading this on my bed at 3am. the way this man is everything i want in a man… somebody sedate me. i need a carbon copy 3-D version of this man, first class delivered to my doorstep immediately before i pull the trigger!! Raw raw raw or whatever Lady Gaga said.šŸ˜–

and i much appreciate our fmc, Aly here wasn’t no meek fragile thing i often read about in this sub genre. she works out ok? and her thought process made me feel normal. i found out a lot about myself reading this. excuse me while i cry myself to sleep and take a shot of bleach. ā˜ŗļøāœØ

not gonna lie, this book could’ve been 50 pages shorter. like if we’re happy and in love fucking end it? respectfully. and give me the epilogue dammit. the epilogue in question was also heavenly to say the least. ANOTHER ONE THANK YOU"
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