Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris | Audiobook Review

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Saved! meets Casey McQuiston in this wry, heartfelt tale of a teen who's taking her church camp by storm—one deadly sin at a time.

Riley quietly left church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. But it wasn’t until the pastor shunned her older sister for getting an abortion that she really wanted to burn it all down.

It’s just her luck, then, that she’s sent to the principal’s office for slapping a girl talking smack about her sister—and in order to avoid suspension, she has to spend spring break at church camp. The only saving grace is that she’ll be there with her best friend, Julia. Even if Julia’s dad is the pastor. And he’s in charge of camp. But Riley won’t let a technicality like “repenting” get in the way of her true mission. Instead of spending the week embracing the seven heavenly virtues, she decides to commit all seven deadly sins. If she can show the other campers that sometimes being a little bad is for the greater good, she could start a righteous revolution! What could possibly go wrong? Aside from falling for the pastor’s daughter . . .

Why Did I Listen To Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris?

Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris immediately appealed to me. I love YA books that have a camp setting. Also, books about LGBTQ characters! And deconstruction! That is a recipe for a book to rise pretty high up on my TBR list. There’s just something a well-narrated YA contemporary book — especially one I can relate to, as someone who went to church camp as a young adult and also is no longer religious.

What’s The Story Here?

Say A Little Prayer is about Riley who is being punished for shoving a girl by being forced to attend church camp during spring break — so that she can perform in the school play once she’s served her time. Only, the issue is that Riley has given up on church after a bad experiencing involving something her sister went through as well as feeling that the church would judge Riley for her sexuality. Complicating matters is that Riley’s best friend, Julia, her father is the preacher for the church that Riley left. And so, Julia has a vested interested in the church.

And Riley is starting to feel feelings for Julia. But, they’ll never be anything more, because Julia couldn’t like Riley given how religious she is. Riley, chafing against having to go to this camp that is antithetical to everything she stands for, decides to spend the week committing the seven deadly sins instead of engaging in the seven virtues that is the focus of the camp. Riley may just be leading a little camp revolution.

How Did I Like Say A Little Prayer?

Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris was EXCELLENT. I mean, I felt like I could really relate to this book. If you are someone who has deconstructed or maybe questioned the religion you grew up with, this is the perfect book to pick up. Riley is not straight, I think from what I remember she is bisexual. And what happens with her sister and the church is the BS you would expect. I loved Riley and how tenacious she is. She is headstrong and I like that she doesn’t cower about certain things. She undergoes so much growth and in turn, inspires that growth in others – particuarly when it comes to questioning. But, I also felt the portrayal of Julia who is still religious adds interesting dimension too – she isn’t very one note. I appreciated the depth that each of the girls in this book had.

How’s The Narration?

The audiobook of Jenna Voris’ Say A Little Prayer is narrated to perfection by Caitlin Kinnunen. I really felt like the narrator nailed the emotions of the different scenes. It was so easy to feel what Riley was feeling because Kinnunen put so much into the audiobook. It is 9 hours and 19 minutes and honestly, was such a superb listen. This was a standout book for me.

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