Rachael's Reviews > Father Frank

’I did get a calling, but only in the way that everything you ever do is in response to some sort of calling.’

I was recommended this story by a friend after a conversation about how I would make a pretty good priest, if only I believed in God. She’s of the mind I should become a priest anyway.

This was a sweet story. Unique. A light-hearted tale of purpose and meaning and love, with a humourous reflection on the Catholic church, observing its strangeness with a friendly eye.
And it had short chapters (often no more than 5 pages), which I love – makes it so easy for just reading that little bit more…

I think I'd hoped for a little further exploration into the feelings and thoughts of the characters, about religion and belief and purpose, and what this all means to them, and the nature of lying and deception and what God even is… but this was a rather light-hearted fluffy read so it never got too deep. Sometimes it did dip a toe into darker deeper waters (like (view spoiler)[Danny being hit by a car, and Pat being violent towards Anne (hide spoiler)]) but it never got too buried in these things and they were solved and smoothed out fairly quickly.
There wasn’t much room for character development – Frank being Frank always knew exactly what to do to come out top in his smooth way – and even the romance element had little room for growth, since the reader always knew Frank’s and Sarah’s feelings were reciprocated, so that slightly took a bit of the excitement out of that.

Anyway, overall it was a cute read. I liked it. It was different. And funny. And I did like the ending. It was sweet.

PS. I know someone who volunteers for a local hospital radio, who I’m not sure would appreciate the rather strong viewpoint held of them in this book haha (though I am in no position to judge of course).