A review by originalbooknerd
Priest and His Anarchist by Amo Jones

challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

๐Ÿ–ค๐•ป๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–˜๐–™๐–†๐–“๐–‰๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐•ฌ๐–“๐–†๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™ - ๐•ฎ๐–†๐–—๐–•๐–Š๐•น๐–”๐–ˆ๐–™๐–Š๐–’๐•ญ๐–”๐–”๐–๐Ÿ - ๐•ฝ๐–Š๐–›๐–Ž๐–Š๐–œ๐Ÿ–ค 
 
Author: Amo Jones 
 
Couple: Luna Nox-Rebellis & Priest Dโ€™mon Hayes 
 
Tropes: 
โ™ก สœแด‡ ๊œฐแด‡แด‡สŸ๊œฑ ษดแดแด›สœษชษดษข ส™แดœแด› สœแด€แด›ส€แด‡แด… ๊œฐแดส€ สœแด‡ส€ 
๐•ฃ โ€œแดกสœส ษช๊œฑ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด›แดœส€ษดษชษดษข แดแด‡ แดษด?โ€ 
โ†ฏ สœแด‡ แด„แด€สŸสŸ๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€ แดแด€แด…ษดแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ, ๊œฑสœแด‡ แด„แด€สŸสŸ๊œฑ สœษชแด ส€แด€ส™ส™ษชแด› 
ใƒƒ แด›แดแดœแด„สœ สœแด‡ส€ แด€ษดแด… สแดแดœโ€™สŸสŸ สŸแด๊œฑแด‡ สแดแดœส€ สœแด‡แด€แด… 
โ™› แด…แด€ส€แด‹ ๊œฑแด‡แด„ส€แด‡แด› ๊œฑแดแด„ษชแด‡แด›ส ส€แดœษด ส™ส สœษชแด 
โˆž๏ธŽ๏ธŽ ๊œฐแดส€แด„แด‡แด… แดแด€ส€ส€ษชแด€ษขแด‡ ส™แด‡แด„แด€แดœ๊œฑแด‡ โ€œษชโ€™สŸสŸ สœแด€แด›แด‡ สแดแดœ ๊œฐแดส€แด‡แด แด‡ส€โ€ ษช๊œฑษดโ€™แด› แด‡ษดแดแดœษขสœ 
เผฏ สŸแดแด„แด‹๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€ แด€แดกแด€ส แด€ษดแด… แด˜แด‡แด›๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€. 
โ™ฅ๏ธŽ แดœ๊œฑแด‡๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€ สœแด€ษชส€ ส€ษชส™ส™แดษด แด€๊œฑ แด€ โ€œษขส€ษชแด˜โ€ 
เญญ สœแด‡ แด€แดœแด„แด›ษชแดษด๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€ แด๊œฐ๊œฐ แด›แด สœษช๊œฑ แด‡ษดแด‡แดษชแด‡๊œฑ 
โ˜† สœแด€ษดแด… ษดแด‡แด„แด‹สŸแด€แด„แด‡๊œฑ แด›ษชสŸสŸ ๊œฑสœแด‡ แด˜แด€๊œฑ๊œฑแด‡๊œฑ แดแดœแด› 
โ˜ ๏ธŽ แด›แดแด ๊œฑแด„แด€ส€ส แด›แด ส™แด‡ แด€ สœแดแด‡. แด‡แด แด‡ส€สแดษดแด‡ ษขแดแด› ๊œฑแด‡สŸ๊œฐ แด˜ส€แด‡๊œฑแด‡ส€แด แด€แด›ษชแดษด. แด‡xแด„แด‡แด˜แด› สœแด‡ส€. 
โ˜€๏ธŽ ๊œฑแดกแด‡แด‡แด›สœแด‡แด€ส€แด› แด›สœแด€แด› แดกษชสŸสŸ ๊œฐแด„แด‹ สแดแดœ แดœแด˜ 
โ˜ฝ แด‡แด€แด„สœ แดแด›สœแด‡ส€๊œฑ ๊œฐษชส€๊œฑแด› 
โ˜ฃ๏ธŽ แด‡แดแดแด›ษชแดษดสŸแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ แดœษดแด›ษชสŸ สœแด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แด‡๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€ แดกษชแด›สœ สœษช๊œฑ ส™แด‡๊œฑแด› ๊œฐส€ษชแด‡ษดแด… 
 
Review: Amo once again brought us a truly mind altering dark romance that both confounded and captivated me. This book was 523 pages of unadulterated obsession while reading and is now my all time favorite book by the queen herself! ๐•ป๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–˜๐–™ ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐•ฌ๐–“๐–†๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™ was my most anticipated read of 2025 and to say that this book exceeded the hype around it would be a MASSIVE understatement. I truly was not ready for Priest and his love story with Luna but I can now say that I will never be ready to say goodbye to him either. 
 
 
 I was introduced to Amo with her Elite Kings Club series way back when and truly thought Madison and Bishop would never be replaced on my favorite couple list but itโ€™s fitting that the only one to outdo them would be their son and the last Hayes kid to fall. ๐•ป๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–˜๐–™ ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐•ฌ๐–“๐–†๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™ brought back all of the original favorites as well as some new faces whose stories I am now very intrigued by however, Luna and Priest stole the show and my heart. This book was a twisted turn in itself and Amo is always able to catch me off guard which I can safely say she did againโ€ฆ.over and over in this book and I was never emotionally ready for any of it! Seeing the way she brought Priest to life had me shell shocked and I never say his story playing out the way it did but also cannot picture it more perfect than it was when all was said and done. 
 
The way Amo was able to bring Bishop, Nate, Madison and Vaden into this story for him but also Lilith, Eli and Kyrin for Luna. The way she blended the Midnight Mayhem crew with the Elite Kings had me crossing my fingers for more of these two worlds to collide but I also loved seeing all the old faces again. Luna was a little ball buster and while she slowly grew into her own, I also found that her innocence and naivety was the perfect way to get Priest off his game. The way these two played games with each other had me swooning in my dark romance infested heart and I absolutely devoured every minuteโ€ฆespecially when Luna begins to find her voiceโ€ฆand the legendary Patience backbone! 
 
๐•ป๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–˜๐–™ ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐•ฌ๐–“๐–†๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™ was a shock to the senses. I was truly lost for words after reading this story and for the first time had to sit back and think about all the mind games Amo threw at us in this story. Two weeks out and I am still not ver the twists, turns, betrayals and the shocking last line of the book. All I can say is buckle me up and I cannot wait for MORE! 
 
Rating: 100+; NO WORDS! I am still not over the ending of ๐•ป๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–˜๐–™ ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐•ฌ๐–“๐–†๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™ and can only hope Amo brings us more of my favorite couple to date by her - Priest and Luna! 
 
Thank you Amo for the eARC!