Book name: The Devil’s Prayer
Author: Luke Gracias
Genre: Mythological thriller
Standalone/Series: Series
Publishing Date: February 18th 2016
My ratings:
Blurb:
A nun commits suicide in front of thousands in Spain. In Australia, Siobhan Russo recognises that nun as her mother, Denise Russo, who disappeared six years ago.
In search of answers, Siobhan travels to the isolated convent where her mother once lived. Here she discovers Denise’s final confession, a book that details a heinous betrayal that left her crippled and mute, and Denise’s subsequent deal with the Devil to take revenge. In the desperate bargain Denise made with the Prince of Darkness, she wagered Siobhan’s soul.
As Siobhan discovers the fate of her soul, she learns that hidden within the pages of her mother’s confession is part of The Devil’s Prayer, an ancient text with the power to unleash apocalyptic horrors.
And now her mother’s enemies know Siobhan has it.
Can Siobhan escape an order of extremist monks determined to get the Prayer back? Can she save the world from its own destruction?
Explicit Content Warning: “The Devil’s Prayer” is a historical horror thriller that contains brutality, rape, sex, drug abuse and murder. Readers may find its content offensive and confronting.
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MY REVIEW
First of all, This book was not what I expected it to be! It was a complete opposite, in an AWESOME way! I loved the book so much and it has such a gripping story, always keeping the reader on edge.
I was into the story from the prologue only and I was NOT disappointed. The story line was AMAZING! I couldn’t put the book down, I was just hooked to it and couldn’t resist reading further.
Plot:
This story revolves around a nun, or as she became one. It’s about her life and the events that took place before she became a nun. The secrets of the world keep spilling in an astonishingly good manner at the perfect time. She leaves behind a book, her confession, for her daughter Siobhan and the Confession is THE BEST part of the whole book.
Denise finds that all those whom she considered her friends have different brutal faces and in her time of need when she can find no one to help, not even God, then it is the Devil who comes to her rescue and being the devil he has some tricks up jis sleeves which we discover throughout the story.
In this book we went through Denise’s adventures or her life’s happenings and it ended with a cliffhanger. I am so excited for the next book, I am pretty sure we’ll live with Siobhan, Denise’s daughter and our protagonist, during her adventures in that one and I just can’t wait!
My Thoughts:
The pace of the book was PERFECT! It was a bit fast, EXACTLY what the reader wants from a story like this and I was flipping through the pages like this is The end.
The character building was really good. The first impression of everyone I had was changed by then end, literally EVERYONE!
Historical facts were mixed with fictitious elements the the mixture was fascinating. I don’t know how much of it is true and not but it seemed true to me. A very important thing one can learn from the book is saving the environment. We humans are just another species in the teeming spectrum of evolving life, but we consider ourselves superior, and the only thing we die for is money! For centuries we’ve been killing and just thinking about ourselves, one thing that has suffered the most is our earth. I was very accurately quoted in the book-
“We are not killing the planet. It is our arrogance that makes us believe that we are capable of such destruction. The earth will be here at the end of it all, long after we’re gone. The only thing the human race is destroying is out ability to inhabit it.”
A lot of research was put int he book and being a history lover this book appealed to me to a whole different amazing level. I didn’t know anything about that history but it as all explained in a very easy way.
Summary:
The fact that we were born alone and die alone too, was very well conveyed in the story plot. There is murder, drama, revenge, thrill, excitement, betrayal and just name the thing which makes us like, or should I say LOVE a book!
The story was a combination of history, connected all parts of the world in this web of a plot, and just leaves one awestruck after reading it.There was a mixture of God and Devil and THE STORY WAS PERFECT. I don’t know any other way to describe this story or the plot, it was just perfect and so so SO interesting. There was mystery and suspense at the end of each chapter and I JUST LOVED IT!
There are some incidents which can be triggering for some, as quoted in the goodreads blurb too:
Explicit Content Warning: “The Devil’s Prayer” is a historical horror thriller that contains brutality, rape, sex, drug abuse and murder. Readers may find its content offensive and confronting.
HAPPY READING EVERYONE!
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