Village Heresy

This is a story about demon possession that has a scathing view of Christianity. Don Marshall goes pretty heavy on addressing various damaging ideologies about Christianity through dialogue, going very heavy on negative attiudes that Christianity often has towards other religions and worldviews. While some readers may find this a little too heady, it is actually what i really loved about this book. I have been trying to think of some good genre fiction to reccomend that tackles religious themes that would be approprate for people who are questioning faith or dealing with the aftermath of religious trauma and would definitely reccomend this book for that very reason. There are times when the suspense aspect of the book is a little flat. Yet it does not turn its back to exploring horrific themes like sexual assault, pedophilia, family disownment and forcing religious traditions in a harmful way. I would also add an additional content warning for drug use. Fans of Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass will appreciate this book. Personally, it is the kind of book that I have been craving. Thanks you Book Sirens for my review copy.