Blurb:
THE FALLEN: GENESIS
(A Deadly Virtues Prequel)
IN THE BEGINNING...
They told them they were evil.
They told them they were possessed by demons.
They told them that darkness ran in their veins.
Holy Innocents Home for Children is a haven for orphaned boys who have nothing and no one. The priests watch over them, educate them, raise them in the family of the church.
Except for some.
Seven of the orphans are no ordinary boys. They attract the attention of the priests for their acts of violence, of bloodlust. The priests realize these boys are drawn to the darkness.
And the priests are no ordinary priests. They are the Brethren, a secret sect who believe themselves on a divine mission to seek out evil in the boys in their care. Seek it out, and then drive it out.
The seven have fallen from God’s grace. And the Brethren will cleanse their blackened souls…
(A Deadly Virtues Prequel)
IN THE BEGINNING...
They told them they were evil.
They told them they were possessed by demons.
They told them that darkness ran in their veins.
Holy Innocents Home for Children is a haven for orphaned boys who have nothing and no one. The priests watch over them, educate them, raise them in the family of the church.
Except for some.
Seven of the orphans are no ordinary boys. They attract the attention of the priests for their acts of violence, of bloodlust. The priests realize these boys are drawn to the darkness.
And the priests are no ordinary priests. They are the Brethren, a secret sect who believe themselves on a divine mission to seek out evil in the boys in their care. Seek it out, and then drive it out.
The seven have fallen from God’s grace. And the Brethren will cleanse their blackened souls…
March 5th,2023: I loved Tillie's 'Hades Hangman Series', and this was next on my TBR so here we go! From my SIL: Read this first it will help everything in the other two books make more sense.
March 22nd, 2023: I have to set this aside for a mental break, the way Tillie is able to capture the horror of the church is both thrilling and all too real. I have a hatred for the church, it is a personal thing steamed from years of trauma at the hands of priests and nuns. So this book is hitting every memory and dragging it to the surface, my only hope is that it gets better and I can just enjoy the book. (I would like to note, I am enjoying this book, I just am having moments of personal outrage lol)
Final thoughts, this book was hard to get through but it helps us the readers understand the boys a little more. For that alone, I would tell anyone going into this series to read this first before the step into the darkness completely.
