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Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

20 reviews

maggie_the_ferocious_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Holy cats, this was so much more and better than I ever expected it to be. It's cozy mystery + bit, but not full thriller or gore. Imagine if you will, a queer, tattooed, younger gen x or elder millennial punk, who loves women and smoking and through circumstances becomes a nun, at a catholic school. And then give her a hankering to solve mysteries and you've got Sister Holiday. Can't wait to read more of this series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer

lilgriff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Medical content, Addiction, and Drug abuse

micaelacccc's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

First of all, this book is unbelievably slow. Halfway through the book and they still hadn't found any serious clues despite it being so obvious!

I guessed it literally from the beginning after the first fire that it was Sister Augustine, but you're telling me it takes 90% of the book for Holiday the "super sleuth" to remember Augustine smelled of burn cream?? Absolutely unbelievable!

and despite it being about a lesbian nun (although I did think she was funny from time to time) it really didn't do much for representation either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Over a sweltering New Orleans summer, a series of fires plagues the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their associated school, St. Sebastian’s.  Determined to catch the culprit is Sister Holiday, a queer punk Maria von Trapp, who, between playing guitar and helping kids, has broken a commandment or two.  It’s actually not that uncommon for nuns to be radical, and the sisters in Holiday’s order are no strangers to run-ins with the law.  But whose law comes first—God’s or man’s?  This women-led story highlights struggles of incarceration, queerness, poverty, and addiction, with a few lovely Easter eggs for the Catholics among us.  Sister Holiday’s love for the divine feminine, despite everything, is inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Cancer, Homophobia, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Incest, and Medical content

clacksee's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

After a traumatic experience, Sister Holiday is determined  to start her life over again. But the fire follows her. And even though this time it’s not her fault, someone’s determined to pin it on her. 

This story features both a cat and a dog. One lives, one dies. The death is off-page and non-graphic, but traumatic nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse

sidneyreads_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Lesbophobia

cheeseplant111's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i am not religious but damn,,,
genuinely so intriguing loved the story and the prose
only complaint is that the end felt rushed and if it was missing something, could’ve been a bit longer i felt. somethings didn’t get resolved 
however i loved it def would read more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, and Infidelity

bmbriar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I heard "queer nun detective" and said "give it to me" but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I anticipated. The homage to Chandler-esque mysteries almost veers past homage and into parody. Sister Holiday is a character I know I would like under other circumstances, but her narration is so indulgent and over-written that I was not able to be submerged in the character and the story. 

I did enjoy Holiday's relationship with Riveaux, and the overall plotting picks up towards the end, but the ending nonetheless felt rushed, with characters' attitudes towards each other turning on a dime.

I also called the murderer/arsonist early on, not because of breadcrumbed evidence (the main case-solving clue was presented right at the end of the book), but because she was the only character that Sister Holiday didn't suspect for a moment, thus making my correct call much less satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, and Incest

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Outing

Minor: Forced institutionalization

simkei's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Police brutality, Grief, Animal death, Classism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Hate crime, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Rape, Biphobia, Abandonment, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Drug use, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, and Incest