A. M. Hargrove

Terri Laine

***From USA Today Bestselling Authors, A.M. Hargrove and Terri E. Laine, comes a complete standalone New Adult Contemporary Romance. Since I was a boy, my desire was to marry the church. To give my vows and life over to God despite the corruption in my soul. I am a sinner, the embodiment of temptation, or so I've been told. Yet I've never touched, never kissed, never sought the company of another until her. She is my weakness, my salvation, my downfall, and my freedom. Our sins are bound tighter than fate. My name is Canaan. I am an ordained Roman Catholic priest, forever and always. Her name is Haven. She may be my destiny, my destruction. This is, not a love story, but rather a confession of all my sins. ***Warning - A Beautiful Sin is a forbidden romance that blurs the lines between passion and religious faith. Please be warned, the subject matter may be offensive to some readers.

A Beautiful Sin

Farah Khaled 

*Arc kindly provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* 

I really struggled to rate A Beautiful Sin. On the one hand, it was an intriguing, thought-provoking read. On the other, there were a lot of rough moments and things I didn’t agree with.I enjoy reading Taboo books, but this one? Didn’t really enjoy it. I think because religion is a sensitive topic to talk about according to me.

“My soul had been permanently cracked and scarred by the things that had transpired in the bowels of the church. The day I left I vowed never to return.” 

Why didn’t I like this book? Because of the The heroine I couldn’t relate to the heroine. I mean, I did like her and sympathize with her but I felt like the hero’s character was much better developed. To be honest, I didn’t enjoy reading her POV (Told in ‘Dual Perspectives’ Canaan & Havenalso), the plot was kinda boring.

“For every action we take, there are always consequences. And my biggest one was I allowed my heart to get wrapped up where it had no business being."

All in all, though I had my issues with A Beautiful Sin, it was still an interesting read. I think perhaps the author relied too heavily on the concept and lost the writing a little bit, and the pacing was too slow as well, but I am not sorry I read it. If taboo is your thing but religious themes tend to bother you, this may be too much.

A Beautiful Sin

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