Reprobation
by Catherine Fearns
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Synopsis:
Are you one of the elect? Dr. Helen Hope is a lecturer in eschatology–the study of death, judgement, and the destiny of humankind. She is also a Calvinist nun, her life devoted to atoning for a secret crime. When a body is found crucified on a Liverpool beach, she forms an unlikely alliance with suspect Mikko Kristensen, lead guitarist in death metal band Total Depravity. Together, they go on the trail of a rogue geneticist who they believe holds the key–not just to the murder, but to something much darker. Also on the trail is cynical Scouse detective Darren Swift. In his first murder case, he must confront his own lack of faith as a series of horrific crimes drag the city of two cathedrals to the gates of hell. Science meets religious belief in this gripping murder mystery.
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Review:
Thank you to Catherine Fearns and Rachel's Random Resources for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
The concept of this story is so interesting and original. I can honestly say I've never read anything quite like this before. You have a Calvinist nun, a heavy metal musician, a scientist playing God and a whole cast of characters swirling around in a science versus religion situation involving murder. It's quite the mixture.
I thought the science versus religion aspect was done very well. Growing up with a religious background I thought the author made some clever writing choices during the religious focused sections. I really loved how this book makes you think about what you would do if your afterlife was already decided no matter what you did on Earth.
The murder mystery aspect of the story was also good. I really liked the plot twist towards the end. I didn't figure out what was going to happen until it happened.
Being just over 200 pages I expected this to be a quick read, however, it is a slow burn. I would have preferred if this one had to of had a quicker pace.
The concept of this story is so interesting and original. I can honestly say I've never read anything quite like this before. You have a Calvinist nun, a heavy metal musician, a scientist playing God and a whole cast of characters swirling around in a science versus religion situation involving murder. It's quite the mixture.
I thought the science versus religion aspect was done very well. Growing up with a religious background I thought the author made some clever writing choices during the religious focused sections. I really loved how this book makes you think about what you would do if your afterlife was already decided no matter what you did on Earth.
The murder mystery aspect of the story was also good. I really liked the plot twist towards the end. I didn't figure out what was going to happen until it happened.
Being just over 200 pages I expected this to be a quick read, however, it is a slow burn. I would have preferred if this one had to of had a quicker pace.
Overall, it was a pretty good book. I enjoyed reading it. If you're looking for an interesting read that brings science and religion face to face I'd say give this one a try.
Catherine Fearns is a writer from Liverpool. Her novels Reprobation (2018) and Consuming Fire (2019) are published by Crooked Cat and are both Amazon bestsellers. As a music journalist Catherine has written for Pure Grain Audio, Broken Amp and Noisey. Her short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Toasted Cheese, Succubus, Here Comes Everyone, Off shoots and Metal Music Studies. She lives in Geneva with her husband and four children, and when she’s not writing or parenting, she plays guitar in a heavy metal band.
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Website:https://www.catherine-fearns.com/
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Social Media Links:
Twitter: @metalmamawrites
Website:https://www.catherine-fearns.com/
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