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A review by 13rebecca13
Lessons in Sin by Pam Godwin
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I listened to this on audio because I'd heard about it on BookTok. I have a love/hate relationship with BookTok and their recommendations but I am glad I listened to this one.
Lessons In Sin follows eighteen-year-old Tinsley Constantine who comes from a wealthy family and is expected to perform as her family sees fit, this means an arranged marriage with another business tycoon's son, resulting in the ultimate merger.
Tinsley has been a little rebellious as of late and her mother enrolls her in Sion Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school, to finish her studies.
Sion Academy is run by Father Magnus Falke. He is stern, devoted to his faith and, as we learn, has his dark reasons for becoming a priest nine years prior. Tinsley is determined to get herself expelled from the school and sees Fr Magnus as her way out.
Um, wow. This is a dark, forbidden romance and I would say don't go reading this if you are a devout Catholic. The plot was decent enough but those scenes between Tinsley and Magnus and the build up of their relationship is wonderfully written but performed incredibly by the narrators, especially J. Tipstone. I didn't know where the ending was going to go but it felt perfectly full circle considering Magnus's life prior to priesthood.
Lessons In Sin follows eighteen-year-old Tinsley Constantine who comes from a wealthy family and is expected to perform as her family sees fit, this means an arranged marriage with another business tycoon's son, resulting in the ultimate merger.
Tinsley has been a little rebellious as of late and her mother enrolls her in Sion Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school, to finish her studies.
Sion Academy is run by Father Magnus Falke. He is stern, devoted to his faith and, as we learn, has his dark reasons for becoming a priest nine years prior. Tinsley is determined to get herself expelled from the school and sees Fr Magnus as her way out.
Um, wow. This is a dark, forbidden romance and I would say don't go reading this if you are a devout Catholic. The plot was decent enough but those scenes between Tinsley and Magnus and the build up of their relationship is wonderfully written but performed incredibly by the narrators, especially J. Tipstone. I didn't know where the ending was going to go but it felt perfectly full circle considering Magnus's life prior to priesthood.