Reviewed by Jen B.
TITLE: Communion
SERIES: On My Knees #3
AUTHOR: Ella James
PUBLISHER: Barkley’s Books
LENGTH: 344 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 4, 2021
BLURB:
The final book in the emotional On My Knees series from USA Today Bestseller Ella James…
Finally, he’s mine, and I can say that out in public.
Luke McDowell, one of the most beloved public figures in America, is mine. Forever.
At least that’s what we said.
But love is different in the harsh glare of the spotlight. Sometimes it feels like the whole world’s against us.
Now our unofficial honeymoon is over. Luke is back at Evermore, trying to live the life he had before he met me. Trying to say “yes” to his calling.
I can’t tell how this will play out. We said vows down on the yacht, but we’re not even legally married.
At the end of the day, I just want to make him happy–and be happy myself.
I know Sky will always have my heart, but can I keep his? Can we find a way to block out all the noise and build a life together?
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*Communion is a 99,000-word novel. It must be read after books one and two, Worship and Adore.
REVIEW:
I am really torn on this one. On the one hand, I was perfectly content believing this story ended with the last book, but was excited to see we were apparently getting more. However, after my initial excitement over seeing these two again dissipated, I started struggling with a few things in the story.
The biggest issue I had overall was that I felt like I missed a lot of things or that we had jumped back and were facing things that had already been faced or overcome. For example, I thought Luke had already come out to the church, but we find that while that is the case, he and Vance’s relationship is pretty much still in the closet.
Understandably, we take a step back as the backlash of the congregation is being felt and Luke struggles with his place as leader and an openly gay man and whether those two can actually coincide. This causes a lot of stress on Vance, who is basically living on pins and needles waiting for the other shoe to drop and Luke to simply say he is unable to do it (their relationship).
They go back and forth quite a bit, but interspersed throughout that is the crazy sex they can’t seem to not have when they are near each other. It was hot, but it really took some of the depth away from their overall story, in my opinion.
There were other things that popped up seemingly out of nowhere, i.e. the baby, the baby mom, the mysterious homeless guest, Vance’s father, etc. that just seemed to be thrown in with greater frequency the longer the story went. So, while I enjoyed seeing these guys again and could totally feel the struggles Luke (and Vance) faced, this was not my favorite of the series by far. That aside, even though it felt like we had to pull teeth to learn any details about Miller, the homeless intruder, I am looking forward to seeing his story play out.
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