How do you make an overtly religious book erotic? Have Sierra Simone write it. She is so good at mixing themes of religion, guilt, and penance with captivating love stories and Saint is a perfect example of this mix. This book was beautiful and captured this entire series's overall theme: the difficulties modern people have with balancing faith and romantic love. The love story between Aiden and Elijah is wonderful and you really feel each man's opposing struggles. Highly recommend this one!

This was another great installment in the Bell Brothers series.

With all the dark angst featured in the other books, this one also has a lot of really sweet moments as well. I liked learning more about Elijah and seeing Sean and Zenny in small mentions was great.

This one was really sad, but I liked how it ended. I also really enjoyed seeing the varied personalities at the monastery. When reading the synopsis for this one, I was confused about how it would go, but I enjoyed the story.

Sierra Simone is a master of blending stories that are equal parts emotional, sweet, and steamy. Saint is no exception to the previous 2 books in the series

Saint has been my favorite from this series, it gave what Priest and Sinner lacked, more voice and perspective from the other love interest. Even though you got the point of view of Elijah from his writings, having that really balanced the love story. Two people are fall or in the case of Saint re-falling in love, I want to hear from both parties.
This book still paints religion and sex in a way that should intertwine rather than be separate with the added dimension of sexuality too, as this is a queer romance. Sierra makes many good points with these characters conflicts why does religion and being faithful have to fit into specific ways of being and living, when the answer is it doesn't.
This book and series has been a great read and I think one regardless of faith, one can find entertainment, value, and understanding in. Go into it with an open mind, let the hard hitting talking points sink in and enjoy the smutty bits at the same time.

very very steamy yet with alot of heart - i really like simone's use of religion as a tying element for this series while still writing erotica, all the while not demeaning either side or pitting it against one another in terms of personal opinion. for a person raised catholic and one who loves sexy novels, i think these books really engage with catholic guilt and yet the parts of religion that still keep one tethered to beliefs in a world where it seems like it has to be one or the other, love and sex or religion and chastity. really liked this series a lot

I have to admit I did not enjoy this nearly as much as Priest - I enjoy a slow burn but this was a really, really slow burn and while Aiden's mental health challenges are realistically depicted, honestly depression and anxiety are boring to live through? As with Priest, the theological thoughtfulness is very much in play and the struggles of the characters are both realistic and fitting to their roles and religious decisions.

I don't even know why I requested these. I knew I would not like them. This series is just not it for me. It might be other people's cup of tea but I for one, did not enjoy it.

It was a super fun read and I flew through the book. I wouldn’t recommend it people who are new to romance books. Lots of spicy and fun tension.

So this is a forbidden and unrequited love story. so not my favorite topic to begin with. I also couldn't get invested in Aiden and Elijah, it just wasn't a hit with me. I loved Priest, adored Sinner, but saint just wasn't the saving grace I was hoping for.

complexly written, and I felt connected to Aiden’s character in so many ways. I love how this book explored love, religion and mental health. Depression was described in one of the best ways i’ve ever seen in a book.

This book was definitely interesting. I was intrigued when I heard the concept of the book from all corners of Tik Tok. I found the concept of the book fascinating, but it took itself a bit too seriously for my own taste. I can see why a lot of people love this book, but it was not my personal favourite. I look forward to reading more of Sierra Simone's work in the future and hopefully enjoying it more than this one! I think there is potential here, ti just didnt speak to me this time specifically.

No matter what I read from Sierra, I always come back to SAINT. The duality of humanity has never been more awe-inspiring as it was when portrayed in the relationship between Aiden and Elijah and Aiden and his faith. This book did more for restoring the faith that I lost than anything else did. I'll never get enough of Aiden Bell.

Oh my... the spice in this! It was a lot for me -- and I rarely say that. It was a good book, just not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Saint so far has been my favorite from this series, it gave what Priest and Sinner lacked, more voice and perspective from the other love interest. Even though you got the point of view of Elijah from his writings, having that really balanced the love story. Two people are fall or in the case of Saint re-falling in love, I want to hear from both parties.
This book still paints religion and sex in a way that should intertwine rather than be separate with the added dimension of sexuality too, as this is a queer romance. Sierra makes many good points with these characters conflicts why does religion and being faithful have to fit into specific ways of being and living, when the answer is it doesn't.
This book and series has been a great read and I think one regardless of faith, one can find entertainment, value, and understanding in. Go into it with an open mind, let the hard hitting talking points sink in and enjoy the smutty bits at the same time. Have patience and lastly enjoy this line from Saint "You mean do I like when you're Mean Daddy Monk?"

After not enjoying Priest as much as I hoped I would, I decided to skip Sinner and read Saint next. While I liked it more than Priest it still didn't love it. It is about a second chance romance between Aiden and Elijah, who was left by Aiden to become a monc.

For me it was difficult to follow Aiden's inner conflict about being a monc, since I am not really religious or spiritual. Still I enjoyed the tension between the two in the book.

The other characters from previous books also made appearances. I was excited to see Tyler help Aiden, since he has gone through a similar conflict before.

Saint is the best of the priest books (so far). I really connected with Aiden with the mental health part of the story. My only gripe was Elijah leaving Aiden alone. It just seemed like one obstacle too many for them ending up together. Although I did like Jamie's reappearance.

I am so glad this series getting discreet covers! There is a lot spice and there are unique takes on religion in relation to sex. The book is meant to be incredibly smexy and it very much is but also provides great and deeply complex characters. I read these books back to back to back! They are so bingeworthy!

Everyone promised this book would deliver on the spice WITH the plot and they were not wrong. Sierra Simone can write spice, but I didn't know she could also make me feel emotions (deep emotions) when it came to my religious trauma. This was the perfect addition to the series, and with these new covers? I'm significantly less embarrassed with reading this series in public.

Thank you #netgalley for a read of #saint by #sierrasimone in exchange for my honest review

I read Priest last year and loved it so I couldn't wait to read a m/m version where one of the guys is a monk and the other is his brothers best friend. Saint was so good and spicy! I thought Priest was so hot, but woah this one had so much more. There was also a lot of sweet and tender moments. Highly recommend!