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Reverence

The Reverence Trilogy #1

Reviewed by author.adam_oates October 18, 2026 22 views

Purpose in suffering

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Language

0 pts deducted
  • Profanity —
  • Blasphemy —
  • Slurs —
  • Suggestive Remarks —
  • Euphemisms —
  • Crude Humor —

Substance Use

3 pts deducted
  • Alcohol Rare -3
  • Tobacco —
  • Illegal Drugs —
  • Prescription/OTC Misuse —

Sexual Content

0.3 pts deducted
  • Adult-on-Minor —
  • Minor-on-Minor —
  • Incest —
  • Sexual Violence —
  • Explicit/Graphic Sex —
  • Masturbation —
  • Erotic Behaviors —
  • Implicit/Closed-Door Sex —
  • Kissing Rare -0.3

Violence

15.5 pts deducted
  • Child Abuse —
  • Domestic Abuse —
  • Torture —
  • Animal Abuse —
  • Gore —
  • Fighting/Combat Rare -3
  • Death Rare -12.5

Mental Health & Grief

5 pts deducted
  • Suicide —
  • Self-Harm —
  • Eating Disorders —
  • Grief / Loss Common -5

Political Content

0 pts deducted
  • LGBTQ / Transgender Themes —
  • Political / Ideological Content —

Occult & Supernatural

0 pts deducted
  • Witchcraft / Magic —
  • Demons / Possession —
  • Psychics / Astrology / Divination —
  • Ghosts / Hauntings —

Details

Author
Raena Rood
Publisher
One Foundation Publishing
Published
2024-09-11
Pages
298
ISBN-13
9781952431210
ISBN-10
1952431212

Language

Harmless flirting is common.

Substance Use

During a double date, a man gets heavily drunk. And the FMC has a glass of red wine, but also mentions she doesn't normally drink because she doesn't like the way it makes her feel.

The mayor of the city is seen drinking.

Sexual Content

A man and two women were out scavenging for food. Guards kill the man, but the woman were taken captive. It is said about the women, one can only imagine why they were kept alive, implying sexual gratification for the men but only mentioning that one phrase in passing.

FMC goes on a date and the shady date tries to get touchy with her. However, it doesn't lead anywhere: the shady date loses interest, and we later learn he went to flirt with a hostess.

Violence

A euthanasia program is paramount to the outward plot; as such, death is prominent, though typically not gruesome. There is a scene where "defectors" are said to have been tortured and killed, but the details of their death are not expounded upon.

Spiritual Content

The plot is heavily intertwined with Christianity. The "lawless" are a group of Christians who live without the city because, though not explicitly said to be, it seems Christianity is banned within the city the FMC lives in. The MMC is a Christian from without the city and is an influence on the FMC.

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