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Reviewed by Mary DeKok Blowers for Readers' Favorite
Lust In Me is a deep and dark little book. It hints at prior psychological issues involving sexual misconduct, and speaks to the inner struggle of the author, Jasero Castinello, to overcome the intense urges related to this lust. This book could just as well relate to lusting after other addictions. Castinello portrays lustful thoughts and actions as wiles of demons who would attempt to derail someone destined for greatness. In this way these demons might attack any of us by targeting our weaknesses.
While by no means a complete method for overcoming any addiction, Castinello does make the point that one must start somewhere by questioning one's motives. The overcomer is to expect hard times and difficult choices, as nothing great is ever easy. Once one has questioned the motives, small steps can be taken such as discarding any paraphernalia associated with the deviant behavior, or breaking ties with persons who might tempt. Anyone attempting to break a habit or behavior must learn to exercise restraint.
Lust In Me gets into deep spiritual or philosophical territory. It is a brave work, one like I have never read before. Jasero Castinello does not share his history, but one can only imagine that he speaks from experience and hopefully has prevailed. It is a rare form of honesty to know oneself so deeply and be willing to talk about it and reveal the dark spaces. While this is not a religious book, I sense that it may have Christian emotion, as how can there be right and wrong without a God? Indeed in the very last sentences Castinello speaks of the body as a temple.
