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Conclave or no conclave, the life of the sisters continues much as before.
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The first year of Pope Innocent XIV’s papacy, through the eyes of Sister Agnes.
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When Thomas Lawrence came by the papal apartments that evening, he came, unsurprisingly, with a bundle of papers under his arm.
Vincent tried on and discarded four separate teasing comments about it, but didn’t get to decide on one before Thomas silently handed them over, and he realized they were newspapers, opened and refolded over the weekly comics, his favorite. Three of them, one for each week he’d been away.
Ah, he thought, with the feeling of a sudden hard deceleration in his chest, the press it put on his heart. Ah. All right then.
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Thomas Cardinal Lawrence has prayed for a new Pope who doubts, a Pope who sins and asks for forgiveness and carries on. Instead, he gets a gentle, otherworldly saint who is far above the troubles and failings of ordinary men. Or is he?
The first twenty-four hours of Innocent XIV's pontificate turn out to be the best of Thomas's life, and the worst, and then the best again, and then the worst again… Because sometimes the Holy Spirit sends you certainty, and sometimes he sends you a rollercoaster.
As the wolves snarl and maul, the sheep quail and the sheepdogs scramble to retain control, Thomas learns that still waters run deep, and that friend and foe alike will underestimate this new shepherd of theirs at their peril.
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Bookmarked by australienne
08 Aug 2025
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I love a good plot (and characters plotting) and this story has that in spades. Wonderful characterisations of the main trio too - they're great in the source material, but with a degree of opaqueness that is filled in wonderfully here.
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Whatever happens in this blasted war, George is secure in the knowledge that his brother is a responsible, conscientious man who never gets into any trouble at all. (Or: The Temeraire novels from the perspective of George Laurence).
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Five times Sonny sends Rafael nudes and the one time Rafael sends one back.
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The progression of Sonny and Rafael’s relationship told through sexts.
Bookmarked by australienne
06 Jan 2024
Bookmarker's Notes
Funny, hot and ultimately romantic - what more could you ask for in a story?