Iman (semi-hiatus)'s Reviews > Saint

don’t mind me updating my feed about this book here, with tons of assignments to do, but can’t stop thinking about Elijah and Aiden and crying reading my own review. oh, and imagining and reliving my favourite scenes in this book. ahhhh, what a nice feeling…i am so in love. i’m rating it 6.25 stars now :)

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Can I give this one 6 stars instead?

I don’t think I’ve ever cried this much reading a book. I wanted to DNF this so bad because I don’t want it TO END????!!! GOD, Why did I wait so long to read this??!!? I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF! This book is the book I can write a whole essay about. The book that killed me a hundred times and resurrected me again, from that painful death a hundred times more. In a good way, obviously coz it’s 6 stars.

Pain, sad, giddy and hotness, everything you ask, Saint has it. It started so painful in the beginning with how Aiden was living his untrue-self life and Elijah’s shocking news. It was so heartbreaking I had to stop and take a fucking breath to keep going. Then, the story starts there. The first half of the story was full of tension, waiting and wanting so it was super intense and hot. The second half was pure hotness, GODDAMN! And the last part of the book....IT DESTROYED ME! I don’t think the pace of the story is too slow because it develops really nicely and I think every other moment is just super enjoyable. I was hooked since the prologue and the way it was so beautifully written, I couldn’t stop. Every other word is just another beautiful misery ❤️

The MCs are amazing! I love how intense Aiden’s POV is and how mature and calm Elijah is. Their indifferences is something I adored too much! *heart eyes*

Aiden is a strong, determined man who I think had to grow up so fast because of what he’s been through. I loved, loved, LOVED Aiden’s loyalty to his God. The way he struggles deciding what’s wrong and right, I adore the longing he was going through. It was so true to life! And some of the pain felt like grieving :’( And when his truth unfolds, I was an ugly mess, crying like crazy, and I understand Aiden so much it hurts so fucking bad. I want to be Aiden. I want to be saved like Aiden 💔 And Aiden, of course you can have both 🥺

I want to be holy and whole. I want my heart and body to be God’s in total, all of it burned up on his altar.

Elijah. Elijah Iverson is the death of me. I am sure of it. He stole my heart since his first line. I couldn’t stop swooning over him. He’s so….ahh, Elijah is EVERYTHING! I love how mature he is with their situation despite being the one that was left behind. The way he came back and managed to be so calm but also curious at the same time just makes a lot of sense. At first, I thought he was so mature and calm—like SUPER calm about the whole situation, but I can see just how much he wants Aiden too. His desperation, I could feel it. And his sacrifice for Aiden!!!! 😭😭😭 Also, HES SO FUCKING HOT???!!! Ahh, Love him! xx

I thought it was impossible to reconcile that lanky, flipping freshman—that reckless millionaire, that infuriating, adorable man who carried sprinkles in his pocket just for me—with this quiet, giant man who watches fireflies dance with reverence and patience.

The push and pull of their love story is something I adore too! Because of what happened between them, they have a lot to figure out even after they declared their love and being so close in proximity. The longing never ends and it makes the story become more and more interesting :))

But for us, it’s like vinegar instead of wine—it stings and it sours and it only makes us thirstier for something we can never, ever have.

On top of that, the monasticism part of the story was such a masterpiece it doesn’t stray away from the whole story. It fits perfectly with how the romance develop. I love the way the author managed to write it so in depth and bring myself to deep understanding of why Aiden choose that life. It’s just pure beauty.

By 81%, I was in tears. Painful tears, happy tears, whatever you call it. That was so beautiful. The truth was SO BEAUTIFUL. Gosh, I WANT TO LIVE IN THIS BOOK !!! I WANT TO SELL MY SOUL JUST TO HAVE THAT TRUTH MOMENT TO MYSELF !! Oh, to be saved like how Aiden was saved, I want that …😞💔

This is how exactly I cried. 3 times:



I have tons of favourite highlights I want to share here, but it would be another 10 page essay and I have the kindle highlights so it doesn’t matter. I’ll share my favourite details instead ;)

🫶🏻 “Hello, Aiden.”
🫶🏻 ICE CREAM MOMENTS😭❤️
🫶🏻 Aiden bought extra sprinkles for Elijah’s ice cream everytime. WTF THATS SO CUTE😭😭😭😭😭
🫶🏻 THE FUCKING CHASTITY 🥵
🫶🏻 The altar…. Oh lord, forgive me🧎🏻‍♀️
🫶🏻 “What if…”
🫶🏻 the roleplays😩🙏🏻
🫶🏻 ELIJAH😭🥵❤️
🫶🏻 Aiden’s truth 🥺
🫶🏻 “This lord who would keep me, even if I didn’t deserve to be kept.”
🫶🏻 CHAPTER 47😭😭😭
🫶🏻 The last chapter

”Maybe we could be God for each other. Just for a little while.”