Official Review: Always Before Me by John Servant

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Always before me by John Servant is a religious novel which has written about awakening of Father Anthony, Father Paul, Father Richard was also involved and they knew secret about Father Anthony. This is a great book about Christianity.
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I do not practise religion rigourously. I would have liked to unravel the mystery of Father John's past,but the many references to Catholic practises is going to deter me. Still, thanks for a beautiful review!
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Life as always been a mistery, and the more you think you understand life the more you notice you are far from the truth. This book has tried to unravel some of these mystery about life. congrats on making the book of the day. Great review.
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This is a religious (Christian) novel; though it is open to interpretation by readers from different backgrounds. The story attached to this read seems intriguing. Thank you for the wonderful review!
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Nicely written review. Seems like an interesting read, but I'm not a Christian so I'll pass on this one.
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I hated religious novels back then but this novel
Always before me by John Servant made me come to a conclusion that not all religious novels tend to be boring. I highly recommend the novel to both the religious and unreligious people. The author is also skilled In using aspects of style in the plot to elicit different emotions like suspence which kept me reading through the whole novel. Who knows what secrets father Anthony has???.Otherwise the review is great
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A surprising book. I thought this is all about Roman Catholic teachings and beliefs. Glad to know that there's a good story behind it.
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Not having read the book, and not being a big reader of religious books, all I needed to hear was suspense and lessons to be learned.
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How far can you go to stand for what you believe? When push comes to shove,will you be able to stand with your values regardless of the cost. These are questions we need to ask ourselves in every situation.
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Fireside119 wrote: 31 Jan 2022, 01:32 This novel features a cast of sinful priests, two of them dying in prison. Although rooted in Catholicism, the book will appeal to religious and non-religious readers. The author's immersive storytelling will keep readers glued as the twists and turns liven the plot.
it is quite unfortunate that Father Anthony and Father Paul both died in prison for different reasons, I kind of pick up the advice for one to stand for their belief, whatever is the cost.
it is always easy to start a thing but not as easy to complete it.
Before believing in something, a proper judgement should be undertaken to find out how true that thing is.. I think so many people are standing in false belief.
I have come to understand that anything that is associated with the human nature is exhibited, for an instance people must urinate, if you try preventing such stimulus, you'll be harming self so badly.
what people believe in, matters.
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I am not particularly fond of religious novels because of the same reasons the reviewer pointed out. But after reading this kind of review, I am very much eager to try this book. Thanks a lot.
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Great review, but mentioning that the book can be read by people who are opposed to religion is something I do not agree with. The book is directed at promoting religion and is totally against atheism.
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Manas Ranjan Mishra wrote: 02 Feb 2022, 06:55 I am not particularly fond of religious novels because of the same reasons the reviewer pointed out. But after reading this kind of review, I am very much eager to try this book. Thanks a lot.

There are reasons why religions are not perfect, the records of accountability, rebellion and failures is so that in the larger picture we can see how true God is to us...
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