Reviews

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

sandles81255's review

2.0

A more arrogant main character for me would be hard to find. I finished only because it was for book club.
Called the arsonist early on. Not sure if that’s good or bad.

emilyjaco25's review

3.0

This is a really fun premise but kind of pretty basic when it comes to the writing/plot.

c100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lydiad's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

What an absolute waste of time. The mystery was predictable at best, the spin at the end was stupid and unnecessarily dark. Way too much bible in it, even for a book with a nun MC. Hated it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Self harm, and Rape

joeyhannah's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

books_nooks_spooks's review

3.0

If this book is anything, it’s absolutely unique with a colourful yet dark New Orleans setting and a bad ass, punk, queer nun/super sleuth as our protagonist.

However, as with most whodunnits, there was a LOT of characters which I found a
real struggle. And as excellent a character as Sister Holiday is, unfortunately this story just didn’t grab me. At the end of the day, I think this is all down to personal preference. If you love a wee whodunnit with a difference I absolutely recommend picking this up. This just wasn’t my cup of Sister Honours special brew.

3.5 stars

shutupiamreading's review

Meh

inspectorpadget's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

caskade's review

inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

jasratchford's review

this was without a doubt my least favourite read of the year so far. CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE. cliched writing, BIZARRE plot (not in a good way) so many unexplored tensions, plot lines and characters that felt like cartoons. plus some outright RIDICULOUS moments that i just thought were soooo silly. i powered on through and honestly wish i hadn’t.