Midnight Mass (Priest #1.5) by Sierra Simone

 Midnight Mass (Sierra Simone)

SUMMARY

We are told that God will punish the wicked. That sinful men will reap what they sow. We are told to scourge our souls with prayer and pain to become clean once again.

Well, here I am. Wicked and sinful. Desperate to become clean…even though it feels so good to be dirty.

But even I never expected what came next.

Even I never expected my punishment to come so soon.

(A sequel to Priest) 

MY REVIEW

Three years after Tyler and Poppy got married; the guilt is still following Tyler.
His deepest fears are two:

1. You failed at being a priest. Now you’ll fail at being a husband.
2. Tyler Bell, the priest who deserted his post, has no fucking right to talk about what the Catholic Church should or shouldn’t do.
Because Tyler does not feel that he is an ideal husband. He has a lot to learn. Since he became a PhD candidate, his main focus is his research and he really does not accommodate Poppy’s emotional needs (maybe her sexual needs are somewhat satisfied, but not in the necessary quantities).

On the other hand, his PhD although it consumes numerous hours of his everyday life, it does not seem to finish. His research needs to show how the Catholic Church can move forward, but Tayler already feels that he is not worthy of stating his opinion.

From personal experience, I know how much soul consuming is to reach the end of your PhD. You know you are almost there, but the end still feels so far away. Naturally this low mood and your grumpiness influence all the people around you.

So Tyler feels almost like a failure. And there is still jealousy for his gorgeous wife. At some point, sex will not be enough. Both will need:
Lots of praying
Lots of talking and
Lots of understanding

I loved revisiting the world of Tyler and Poppy and seeing how their life proceeds.
When there is marriage life and everything becomes ordinary and normal without many surprises anymore for the couple; it is wonderful to see that there is depth and real love besides the passion and the lust.