Savage Saints: The Broken Hymn

by Tuesday James

After the Reckoning, the South didn’t die.

It turned holy.

The world ended in fire, ash, and scripture. What crawled out of it wasn’t civilization. It was enclaves, trailer-kingdoms, and cults that learned how to turn fear into law.

Selah Crow has spent her whole life behind a fence she thought was built to keep monsters out.

She was wrong.

It was built to show them exactly where to find her.

When the Iron Gospel comes for her, they don’t come screaming. They come like a sermon. Quiet. Certain. Hungry. By morning, Selah’s life is soaked in blood, her sister is gone, and the only man dangerous enough to help her is the one every ruined thing in the South knows to fear.

Malek Vane.

The Crownless Wrath.

The monster the cult raised and the man who doesn’t kneel for God, scripture, or saints.

Malek knows what the Iron Gospel wants from Selah. He knows why the Hollowborn listen when she screams. And he knows saving her might mean dragging them both back into the holy rot that made him.

Selah should run from him. From his violence. From his secrets. From the way he looks at her like devotion was always meant to have teeth.

But in a world where prayers rot, monsters hunt, and men call cruelty salvation, Selah learns the most dangerous thing left isn’t the end of the world.

It’s being wanted by the man who survived it.

For readers who want post-apocalyptic dark romance, religious horror, a morally black hero, enemies-to-lovers with teeth, and devotion that feels a little too much like damnation.

Genres: Dark, Romance

414 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2026

About the author

I'm just your average mom of four. I spend most days hitting on my husband and concocting the next thirst trap in head. I've been an avid reader and writer for most of my life. Book's served as an escape from reality when I was younger and I find there's nothing like slipping into worlds we create with words. I'm fueled by 90's grunge, LOTR, tattoos, and Coke Zero. I have an emotional support chicken, her name is Frodo. I spent most of my childhood sneaking my grandmother's romance novels off her shelf. There was just something captivating about a shirtless Fabio embracing some damsel in destress while his long locks blew in the wind. I write characters who've dealt with the grittier side of life and still blossomed like a rose in concrete. So, if you read my work and find yourself connecting with any character within the pages just know, this was for you. Always for you.

Reviews

[Dayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t even know where to start with this review but, here goes!

If you’ve read Tuesdays other work, do not go into this expecting the same thing because you will not get it.

From the first page the writing is gripping, it’s hauntingly beautiful, and makes you listen.

Selah is our FMC and she packs a punch! She’s fearless and she’s ready to fight.

Malek is our MMC and he’s only kneeling for one person now.

Our side characters are much needed and add to the story and give it more depth.

The plot is there and it has you on the edge of your seat with each page. The plot and the writing will hook you without a doubt.

The world that Tuesday has created in TBH is broken,post apocalypse, dystopian, with holy disguised as rot, and it’s captivating, it’s broken, but there is healing hidden under that rot. The way she’s created the cult like within the Iron Gospel, where they expect obedience and won’t stop until they break you. And then you have the Hollowborn, these are what I picture as Tuesday’s zombies in her post apocalyptic world and man I can’t wait to learn more about them!


She isn’t backing down and with Malek by her side, nothing will get in her way. The holy rot,

Thank you Tuesday for allowing me to alpha read this breathtakingly beautiful story.

[Susan Stover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, this is definitely NOT your sweet end-of-the-world romance! The Broken Hymn by Tuesday James throws us into a post-apocalyptic South where religion, fear, violence, and survival have become completely tangled together.

Selah Crow has spent her entire life believing the fence surrounding her home is there to protect her from the monsters outside. Finding out that it may actually have been showing those monsters exactly where to find her changes everything. When the Iron Gospel comes for her, Selah's world is destroyed, her sister disappears, and she's left with one person dangerous enough to help her.

Malek Vane. The Crownless Wrath. And this man is definitely not coming to play the hero!

Malek was raised by the same kind of darkness Selah is now trying to escape, and I really liked the idea of having a male main character who isn't secretly some perfect good guy underneath everything. He's dangerous, violent, secretive, and knows far more about Selah and the Hollowborn than he's willing to tell her. Their relationship has this unsettling combination of distrust, attraction, danger, and obsession that fits perfectly with the world around them.

I also really liked the religious horror element. The Iron Gospel doesn't need traditional monsters to be terrifying because they've learned how to use faith, fear, and control as weapons. It gives the entire story a disturbing atmosphere where you're constantly reminded that the people claiming to offer salvation might actually be some of the most dangerous ones.

Then there's the mystery surrounding Selah herself. Why do the Hollowborn react to her? What does Malek know that she doesn't? And exactly why does the Iron Gospel want her so badly? There are so many questions surrounding her that made me want to know the truth.

If you like your dark romance DARK, with post-apocalyptic survival, religious horror, cults, morally black men, enemies-to-lovers, obsession, violence, and a relationship where devotion feels dangerously close to damnation, The Broken Hymn is definitely one to check out!

And Malek Vane? That man comes with enough red flags to cover the entire post-apocalyptic South.

[RosieRitesReviews · Rating 3.75 out of 5]

Y’all, this book is dark, gritty, and unlike anything I have read before. You get the post-apocalyptic South mixed with cult horror and religious rot, leaving you completely on edge the entire read. With Selah being resilient AF and Malek’s UNHINGED devotion, it wasn’t hard to plow through this book. My only complaint was that the writing felt a little too repetitive at times, but overall, The Broken Hymn was unique and deliciously dark, making it almost a 4-star read.

Thank you so much to R&R Book Tours and Tuesday James for providing me with a copy of this book! All opinions are voluntary and entirely my own.

[Ashly D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book. Here is my opinion:
Personally a 5 star.
This is the kind of book that you will either love, dislike or have mixed up feelings about it.
I've never read anything similar and loved it. Yet it is dense and hard to grasp at times, so its not meant for light reading it that is what you are looking for.
I loved every bit of the raw, visceral, deep writing of it all.
I enjoyed both FMC/MMC and their relationship despite the age gap.
I also found quite interesting that despite the fact that half of the book was at the house i never got bored.
The cult might feel like it lacks a purpose but i feel that is deliberate. Fanaticism that turns into something wrong. A means to justify acts such as scripture, blood, etc.
Thank you so much to the author!

[Kimberly S45 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was unlike religious cult story I’ve read. With a little apocalyptic twist and religious horror thrown in.

Really interesting and well written-loved it!

Saleh Crow is in a world of rot and holiness (unholy truly) where obedience is a non negotiable. Loved her character development and growth -was great to see throughout the story.

Malek Vane complex soul who has dealt with so much suffering and guilt. He learns to receive affection, true affection that’s not conditioned and in the end he chooses her.

I don’t wanna give too much away, because even with all the suffering pain this is a story you really have to lean into and not be distracted —lyrical energy throughout!
Definitely recommend and that ending 👀

Favorite quote

“Pain is honest”
“Grief lies”

[Allicia M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story 5 ⭐
Spice 2 🌶️

Thank you Tuesday James for the ARC of this book!

There is only one thing to say upon finishing this novel... I want more. That ending... I hope that there will be more to come in this world and some answers to the ending.

The rot, the hollowborn, the hymn-cadence, the iron gospel are all elements that give this dark post-apocalyptic world a refreshing and unique feel.

Selah and Malek are connected together in ways that they don't even realize. Selah is a survivor who does the best she can to protect those she cares for and Malek is Selah's obsessive protector with lots of secrets.

[Nicole Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just want to start off by saying that cliffhanger was RUDE.
The Broken Hymn combines the majority of my favorite tropes

We've got

Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian ✅
Cult Horror✅
Religious Trauma✅
Morally Black MMC✅
Dual POV✅

And truly what's not to love on that list?

This book was so incredibly well written and descriptive. Tuesday did an amazing job at capturing what Malek and Saleh were feeling through the entirety of the story, and portraying their body language, which adds to much to the reading experience.

It's safe to say based on the ending that there will be more in store for the Savage Saints, and I cannot WAIT to see what's next.

[Thebiblioholic · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story is meant to be dark and told in a very lyrical way. I was intrigued at the beginning, but as I got further into the story, I found very little world-building and a lot of repetitive phrasing. There was also a repeated formula of starting descriptions with “like” followed by a metaphorical comparison. After a while, it became a bit overbearing and started to deter me from actually enjoying what was happening in the story.
The author definitely showcases a unique writing style, but for me, the lyrical prose ended up hindering the overall journey rather than enhancing it. I found myself wanting the writing to be more direct so I could focus on the story instead of having to work through the descriptions.

I recieved an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Kayla Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am absolutely blown away by this book! There was so much detail in every chapter! The plot was amazing and I loved the characters! The world that the author brought to life is so creepy, spooky, and nothing like I’ve read before. Selah was made to seem like she was not meant to withstand the world she was put in, but she proved them all wrong and did what she had to do! I hate that it ended on a cliff hanger because now I NEED book 2!!!!!!!

[Lindsey Foltyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Summary
At some undetermined time in the near future, something has ravaged the world and turned it into a dystopian hellscape. Times like these, people either turn to religion or abandon it entirely...and unfortunately, The Reckoning has given rise to a bloody, pain-fueled, ritualistic mutilation-based cult called the Iron Gospel.

Now I'm not really sure what the goal is for the Iron Gospel other than having a sick name, exceedingly cool names for their uh...mythology? Hierarchy? And watching people bleed everywhere. I know that there's something about hymns...and rot (is it regular rot, is it a disease, impossible to know)...and a mutated group called Hollowborn that...used to be human? And...maybe the rot is involved? There's a lot there that I wanted to understand but struggled to do so.

What I DO know? Our FMC Selah loses two sisters almost immediately, and finds herself under the watchful, heterochromatic eyes of our MMC Malek. I know that Selah was in love in Malek's younger brother and something tragic happened there. I know that Malek was involved in the Iron Gospel and has an especially cool new title, and that he's a simp for Selah. And that he has unalived a lot of people. I know that together they're going to try and get one sister back. And that there are a lot of secrets--at least, I'm told there are a lot of secrets. What those secrets are...not too sure I could explain it to you.

Vibes
There were some parts of this I really did enjoy. It had such potential and hooked me with gothic horror, religious trauma, strong FMC, a cult with exceptionally cool lore I wish I knew more about, etc. There were parts where the writing was really spectacular, and it would've stayed that way, if I didn't end up read the same phrasing over and over and over.

This one really could've used another pass with perhaps an editor specifically looking for things like repetitive phrasing and plot holes. The story would've been about 250 pages shorter if someone had cut out the overwrought language that made everything very confusing and served no purpose but to slow down the action. This book will find its audience. People will really enjoy it. But that audience is just not me.

Tropes
Dystopian Romance
Age Gap (Older MMC)
Morally Gray Anti-Hero
Slow Burn / He Falls First
It's Always Been You
Grief and Healing / Trauma Recovery
Yearning for Years
After the End / Crapsack World
Malevolent Mutilation (mostly off-page)
Paint the Town Red
Violence is Disturbing
The Adjectival Man
Apocalypse Cult / Behavioral Conditioning
Sadistic Cult Leader / Torture Technician (off-page)
Monstrous Humanoid / Was Once A Man
Our Monsters are Weird
First in Series
First Person, Multiple POV

Spice Rating
🌶️🌶️ / 5

[Cennet · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

TL;DR: Some of Malek’s lines absolutely got me, but I spent too much of this book asking, “What does that even mean?” That extra half star is because I did NOT see that ending coming. Not from a hundred miles away.

The Broken Hymn has a premise that grabbed my attention: a post-apocalyptic world, religious horror, and a dangerous man falling for his dead brother’s girlfriend. There are moments between Selah and Malek where the grief, fear, and attachment come through so clearly. When his defenses slip and he actually says what he feels, those scenes hit. There were also bits of humor that made me laugh, which I appreciated with everything else going on.

But the writing kept pulling me out of the story. So much of the dialogue sounds like it’s making a profound statement without giving me enough context to understand what anyone is actually saying. I don’t need every detail spelled out, but I do need to understand a conversation without stopping to translate it. After a while, I was more frustrated than intrigued.

The repetition became distracting, too. Everything felt “wrong,” had “teeth,” or made the world “tilt.” I noticed “wrong” enough that I searched for it and found 139 uses. There were also moments where a character’s account of what happened contradicted the actions I’d just read, leaving me flipping back to check whether I’d missed something.

I have plenty of highlights because individual lines and emotional moments did work for me. That’s what made the rest frustrating. I wanted more of the clarity and connection those scenes gave me, but too often I was focused on figuring out the wording instead of feeling the story. And then that ending happened, and suddenly I had a whole new reason to stare at my Kindle.

[CurlyMomReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Broken, from the Old English word brecan, meaning "to break", to be forcibly separated into multiple pieces, a violation, disorder. Hymn, from the Greek word hymnos, meaningia song of praise", a sacred lyric. Never have I read a book where the title fit the story so perfectly. The writing is lyrical. Poetic.

Divinely dark. This whole book is scripture. The magic system is absolutely unique, there are no elements...no flame, or lightning, or shadow (unless we count THE Shadow " ), etc. This power is in hymns, it's gospel, it's incense & ash. Rust & blood. Pain is sacred, Holy.

Selah, she's a force to be reckoned with & my heart BROKE for her. The way she handles Malek though?!
Malek reminds me a bit of Peeta from the Hunger Games after he was rescued (IYKYK). He's cold & tragic but damn does he know how to worship. That first kiss?...& there's a scene y'all...blasphemy, in its most delicious form!

PSA: If you're going to be in an atmosphere where you are routinely interrupted, don't read this yet. The Broken Hymn requires your full attention if you want to get lost in this world. At times the lyrical writing could be a bit confusing for me as I have a hard time with imagination & a very analytical brain but that’s a personal opinion - as I said, this whole book is like one giant poem with some dialogue. This is not a book to read lightly, truths are revealed as you go along & you are indoctrinated from the very first chapter. It kept me in a constant state of WTF from the very beginning & was a perfectly dark start to Spooky season!

[TimeToRead41 · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC REVIEW ADVANCE READERS COPY


Thank you, Tuesday James, for allowing me to be part of your AMAZING ARC Team! ❤️ I absolutely enjoyed reading and getting to be part of Selah & Malek’s world! 😈🖤
With that being said, I want to start with a WARNING ⚠️ If you are religious, this might not be the book for you! This is a Religious Horror meets Cult Horror kind of read, so make sure you check the trigger warnings before diving in!
⚠️ Trigger Warnings:
• Post-apocalyptic violence
• Religious trauma
• Cult horror
• Gore
• Death
• Grief
• Explicit sexual content
• Morally black behavior
• Obsessive devotion
• Monsters with teeth 🦷👀
If you're okay with these triggers, then please... WELCOME TO THE CULT! 😉🖤
From the moment you start reading, you can see the dedication and attention to detail Tuesday poured into this story! I loved getting to experience different POVs because it allows you to see more than just one side of the story. The vivid descriptions really bring this dark world to life, and let me tell you... there were moments that might make some readers feel a little 🤢! Tuesday definitely doesn't hold back when it comes to the horror!
Overall, if you're a fan of Religious Horror, Cult Horror, and dark, unsettling stories, this might just be the book for you! Just make sure to check those trigger warnings before joining the cult. 😉👏🖤

[Samantha McJunkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

“If you pull Gospel threads,” I say, “they pull back.”

Holy freaking ROT!!! This post apocalyptic dystopian setting that Tuesday has created is so different from her other books and so freaking good! Where cults are disguised by holy and silence is everything! When I tell you this like no other book I have read these characters are so intertwined and there is so much history that is playing out! Siblings, love, grief, rage, redemption, my gosh this book has it all! Broken Hymn is a perfect name cause this cult loves to hear people “sing.” Selah is our fmc and the feminine rage in her is real!
“Next time the world comes for me, it’s going to f*****g bleed for it.”

Malek is our mmc and holy hell is he intense and out for vengeance and redemption!
“Malek’s not a monster,” he’d say. “He’s just a man who survived the kind of hell most people never crawl out of.”

This is one of the best books I have read this year! 🙌🏼

“The Iron Gospel didn’t just kill. They made it holy.”

Thank you to Tuesday for allowing me the absolute honor of alpha reading this story! This is one I will be rereading over and over again! 😍🔥

[Breanna Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is written unlike anything else I’ve read. It reads like post-apocalyptic poetry and scripture. It is not a simple read. You have to really focus while reading to truly understand and decipher the story. The plot is mostly about the cult and the horrors it causes once the world ends. As a southern girl, it was so easy to imagine this religious fervor taking over. I found it really funny how the cult is set up in a trailer park. The romance in this is extremely complicated considering she dated the mmc’s brother before he died and the mmc blames the fmc for his death. There is very little spice and romance honestly. That part is more of a sub plot and how they navigate their way through the cult coming after them both. The author has written such a different world and leaves a lot of questions unanswered. We don’t know why the rot came or exactly how the world ended. We do get a lot of details on the cult and how they operate. I really enjoyed the fmc’s journey to being a bad b. Her family sheltered her and sacrificed everything for her but it doesn’t make her soft. She defies everyone’s expectations and comes out with teeth.

[Chloe V · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC Review: The Broken Hymn by @author.tuesdayyjames

Release Date: October 6th, 2026

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 2/5

This book was not what I expected in the slightest and it was definitely different from the other books that I have read. The realness of the apocalyptic world with the Iron Gospel and the Hollowborn. It can’t really happen but with the cult and the addition of religion it is very realistic.

Selah (FMC) has her life turned upside down when the Iron Gospel comes for her and her sister is no where to be found. That’s when she meets Malek and he is far from the hero, knowing more about everything than he reveals remakes their relationship complicated. They definitely fulfill the enemies to lovers trope!

Both characters undergo so much character development and I think it speaks volumes to the skill of Tuesday James and how good of a writer she actually is. It doesn’t feel rushed or overdone it feels genuine and it makes her writing all that much more relatable.

Please read the trigger warnings before reading. Some books are not for all readers and that’s okay!

[Shaleen Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

🖤ARC REVIEW🖤
I really liked the mix of the post apocalyptic horror, the cult elements and romance in this one. Selah’s growth was probably one of my favorite parts because watching her go from being protected and told what to do to becoming more sure of herself and making her own choices and standing in her own power amazing I love strong FMC’s and she was one of them!!! And Malek I absolutely loved how complicated he was. So much of his character was built around grief and guilt and the belief that caring about someone only gives the world another way to hurt you. Watching him slowly learn that affection doesn’t have to mean weakness was such a huge part of why I loved their relationship. And THAT ENDING??? I genuinely just stared at the page because excuse me??? I was not ready for that plot twist at all😭 If you are looking for a darker read this fall with post apocalyptic horror with creepy cult elements, monsters and romance this is definitely one to pick up🖤

[Holly Annaleisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had such a good time reading this. There's something about a dark, intense romance that has me turning pages way past when I should be sleeping, and this one definitely had that effect on me! I loved the darker atmosphere, the tension and that feeling of never quite knowing what was going to happen next. It was messy, dramatic and full of the kind of emotional intensity I absolutely love in my books. I was desperate to see how everything would unfold, and there were definitely moments that had me wanting to scream at the pages!

For me, this was a really enjoyable four-star read. I love a story that isn't afraid to get a little twisted, with complicated characters and plenty of drama, and The Broken Hymn certainly delivered that darker reading experience.

Thank you to the author for the arc.

[Kathleen Lacoursiere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Broken Hymn does not approach kindly, it approaches with a sense of poetry that interlaces with visceral, gut wrenching imagery that kept me turning page after page. Tuesday James builds a world where dread lingers around every corner, and the sexual tension between her MC's crackles along with it in equal balance in its potential to make you flinch. Selah Crow compelled me with her refusal to be totally taken apart by a world that knows no other way than to take. Malek Vane is a shade of dark that should probably make me question being into him...but I dont. At all. Obsession as a thether to survival that has to learn to be love, devotion that shows itself in him kneeling before one woman...yes. Please.

Review made possible via Advance Reader Copy

[Kirsten Wade · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the unique premise of this story, especially the post-apocalyptic setting mixed with religious cult vibes. It created such an interesting and unsettling world that kept me curious about where the story was going.

Selah was a character I really enjoyed watching navigate this broken world. She refused to let everything around her break her any further, and I loved that determination in her. And Malek… intense and dare I say, intimidatingly sexy.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and thought the concept had a lot of potential. I do think some of the ideas, world-building, and writing could have been fleshed out a little more, as there were moments where I wanted more depth and development.

Still, it was an interesting read with a unique premise that definitely kept me turning the pages!

Thank you to the author for the ARC copy. I leave this review voluntarily!

[Paige Edmonson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to the author for this Advanced reader copy. I know this book will have an audience of loyal readers, but that just was not me. This book is stock full of beautiful prose to describe the scenes and feelings of the MCs and I know that the fantasy reading crowd will love that. However, it rips me out of the story and just makes it drag on for me. I spent a week on this book and only made it 41% before I had to walk away. Pros for me were interesting characters and an original plot and design. Cons for me were lengthy prose and a slow pace. I never got to the spice of there was any so I cannot comment on the spice this session. The book has a lot of potential and I think in the right group it will be an absolutely beloved story it just was not for me.

[Cynthia · Rating 1.5 out of 5]

I was really excited for this one because I’ve loved other books by this author and it had a lot of things that I would usually love; a dark, gothic romance with a morally black mmc, cult horror and religious trauma in a post-apocalyptic world.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t for me. The thing I struggled with the most was the repetition, like “not this, not this, but this” or similar variations of that throughout the whole book. The story was interesting in some parts but it felt like there was too much going on and not enough at the same time, I would’ve loved more world building and more depth from the characters.

I did pre-order the ebook but I also want to say thank you to the author for an e-arc.

[Julia Schwartz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I thought about it and gave it space the more I liked this book. I enjoyed the allegorical language but sometimes it was too repetitive. I enjoyed the two main characters and their growth throughout the story. The idea of touch being something used as a weapon and a way for Malek to protect himself and then eventually show his love was very poetic. In terms of the overall plot, Selah’s purpose with the High Revelation was very murky- it was clear she had one and Malek knew why but I didn’t really understand why. I did like the plot but I thought it could have been done better. That cliffhanger though….

[Mala · Rating 4 out of 5]

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⚠️Fair warning ⚠️
If you are religious, this may not be the book for you.

With that said, this was a totally different vibe from Tuesday James and I’m here for it!

This post apocalyptic story is not a thing of beauty, love has a small space in their lives now. It’s religious rot.

They broke and trained him.
They stole her family, thinking they’d claim her.
They were wrong.

This one took me a while to read, only because life is hectic and couldn’t find the time to read much, but so glad I finished.

[Notyourmomsshelf · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

What a roller coaster. From the moment this book started I didn’t know which way was up in the best way possible. There was so much going on and Tuesday did an amazing job building this post-apocalyptic world where the monsters are truly in plain sight. Both Selah and Malek have lived lives that some could never imagine. The world is now under the rule of the Iron Gospel and whoever doesn’t bend for them, breaks. But when the time comes Selah and both Malek do one thing that they aren’t supposed to do: Survive. Selah was a strong FMC. There was so much in her life that just left her but I was so happy to see Malek not only teach her to move forward but to fight as well. The way that Malek and Selah sat in each other’s presence was truly like oil and water initially. I did love see Malek’s resolve break for Selah and how much he truly wanted to make her stronger than the world surrounding them. All while Selah was providing the support him too. Malek was vattered and bruised all due to who he was and his history with the Iron Gospel and I liked that Selah accepted him as who he was.

The ending was literally a jaw dropper and I’m not sure where this is going to carry on but I’m ready for it.

[Ashley Rigley · Rating 4 out of 5]

✨ARC REVIEW✨

This book was the spooky read I needed in order to bring in fall. I was taken by surprise by all the twists and turns this book took and I was hooked from the start. The descriptive writing really gave you such a perfect view of what not only the characters were feeling but seeing, smelling, and touching. This was such a new take on a religious cult creating its own world that I couldn’t get enough of. The fmc Selah Crow is every woman who’s been underestimated and came out stronger.

Thank you Tuesday James for the arc read opportunity. I loved it.

[libby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This was superb. Genuinely I was hooked straight away. The world building is so good the way you can see it all in your head. It submerge you into the world.
Selah is one kiss ass fmc because she had to be she has a softness to her that was ripped away by grief and stolen from her.
Malek....wow. He is a tortured soul. I loved him right from the start.
This is my first book by the author and I devoured it.....BUT wtf is that ending? Is there going to be a book two because hell no it can't end like that. I have so many questions now and so many worries and fears and things unanswered.

[Ashley Escamilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I went into this as my first book by Tuesday James, and I came out a fan.

Her writing pulled me in right from the start, and I loved the atmosphere of this post-apocalyptic world. The cults, the whole idea of them being “holy,” and the darkness surrounding it all made this such an interesting read.

Needless to say, Tuesday James has officially been added to my authors-to-watch list.

Thank you for sending me this ARC copy!

[Daria · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Holy is a reason
So this story is long I kinda had to push through some parts. But yeah give it a read.
The main characters. A Picture of resilience in s storm trying to remake them.
Everyone is a potential sacrifice. Religion is the only answer in the post apocalypse town. Definitely put Jonestown to shame.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was something. I liked it but I got lost sometimes (probably having been interrupted a few times while reading). It was a new experience with Horror Religion, then add the Hollowborn. I am definitely going to re-read this but I still liked this book as my introduction to Tuesday James.


Thank you Tuesday James for the free copy and this is my free review.