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Atheists Who Kneel and Pray
by Tarryn Fisher
This was my first book by Tarryn Fisher and HOLY. FREAKING. HELL. I'm in love.
Maybe it's 'cause I'm crazy and insecure and an absolute mess too, but Yara is my spirit animal. Her journey to discovering herself is long, hard, and full of pain, and I was present for every second. There's something about Tarryn's writing that doesn't allow you skim pass any details. Everything mattered and it was beautiful. So much of what Tarryn wrote about Yara's psyche and her choices, and why, why, why she does what she does just resonated with me. I don't think I've ever had a character who I just understood so easily. I'm rambling now, but my goodness my heart hurts.
David is perfect. He is everything I want, have already found, and yet dismiss as easily as Yara. Again, the details - all the looks, the quirks, the little things about relationships that are so often missed in romance books today were all there for me to consume and store away. It wasn't just that he was present in her life, or their sex was fantastic, or that he was a brooding man who needed a girl to come change him. He was always present, in body, mind, and spirit with Yara and had this innate understanding of who Yara was. There was so much to his character and yet not enough. I was always hungry to know more about him, his life, and his thoughts. And I got just that (thank you to whoever thought of putting multiple perspectives 'cause it worked so so well here). His character bled music and feeling. They say artists feel more than normal people do, but with David I got it. I understand what that means now.
I have so much to say without the words to say it. All I know is that this wasn't simply a romance. It was a book about self-discovery and understanding yourself before you give yourself away. It was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and real, and next time I'm in a bookstore, I'm grabbing another Tarryn Fisher book to read.
Side note: I'm giving this book a 5/5. I do this with a lot of books, but I mean it so much more than I usually do with this one. Honestly, if you have a chance, it's amazing.
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Pace: 4/5
Overall: 5/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.4/5
-review by Between Printed Pages
Maybe it's 'cause I'm crazy and insecure and an absolute mess too, but Yara is my spirit animal. Her journey to discovering herself is long, hard, and full of pain, and I was present for every second. There's something about Tarryn's writing that doesn't allow you skim pass any details. Everything mattered and it was beautiful. So much of what Tarryn wrote about Yara's psyche and her choices, and why, why, why she does what she does just resonated with me. I don't think I've ever had a character who I just understood so easily. I'm rambling now, but my goodness my heart hurts.
David is perfect. He is everything I want, have already found, and yet dismiss as easily as Yara. Again, the details - all the looks, the quirks, the little things about relationships that are so often missed in romance books today were all there for me to consume and store away. It wasn't just that he was present in her life, or their sex was fantastic, or that he was a brooding man who needed a girl to come change him. He was always present, in body, mind, and spirit with Yara and had this innate understanding of who Yara was. There was so much to his character and yet not enough. I was always hungry to know more about him, his life, and his thoughts. And I got just that (thank you to whoever thought of putting multiple perspectives 'cause it worked so so well here). His character bled music and feeling. They say artists feel more than normal people do, but with David I got it. I understand what that means now.
I have so much to say without the words to say it. All I know is that this wasn't simply a romance. It was a book about self-discovery and understanding yourself before you give yourself away. It was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and real, and next time I'm in a bookstore, I'm grabbing another Tarryn Fisher book to read.
Side note: I'm giving this book a 5/5. I do this with a lot of books, but I mean it so much more than I usually do with this one. Honestly, if you have a chance, it's amazing.
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Pace: 4/5
Overall: 5/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.4/5
-review by Between Printed Pages