Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

68 reviews

alisonclane's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I really loved the premise of this book: lesbian, tattooed, rock-and-roll nun solves an arson in her New Orleans convent school. I was sold. And this book delivered a memorable main character in Sister Holiday and her array of fellow nuns, as well as a vibrant, mystical and lyrical depiction of New Orleans. I was ready to give it four or five stars - but the last third of the book just didn't deliver. The villain came out of nowhere and simply felt unjustified, traumatic scenes felt like unnecessary additions to the overall plot, and the ending left me unsatisfied. It's a shame, because I adored the tone, setting and characters in the book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

harpoonholly's review

There is content that I couldn't get past, that disturbed my experience. What started a NoLa teacozy murder, took a swift dive into themes I just was not prepared for, which is my fault for not researching more thoroughly before downloading it (audiobook read by Mara Wilson, who is an excellent reader), but shouldn't a reader be able to look at a standard back cover and some reviews and have that be enough? Who wants homework? Trigger Warnings aren't going to hurt the story, I promise you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Rape, Homophobia, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Death

jlothian's review

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

mar's review against another edition

should've checked the content warnings on this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

sapphicbookfae's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

okay this book really surprised me because i expected something more explicitly messy in the sense of LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS for Sister Holiday. WITH THAT SAID, the book has good commentary on the harm several powerful institutions have on society and the religious devotion also seems over glorified on purpose. i love/hate Sister Holiday for what she ends up doing. i need to see more of Holiday x Riveau... everyone is messy af and i love it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content

knicke's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

There’s not a whole lot of mystery-solving that happens here, it’s mostly slow-developing exposition and revelations. Scorched Grace seems to be focused on introducing the protagonist, Sister Holiday, for the launch of a series. 

Also, Sister Holiday has too many contradictory interests and characteristics. This made it pretty difficult to understand/get-on-board with the character.

There is a stained glass motif that is not particularly emphasized, but is really good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Incest

aliciavalenski's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Child abuse

evadaisy's review

dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

So unnecessarily traumatising. Maybe it's a good book if you don't mind that sort of thing, but please take care of yourself and check the content warnings. This book is so much darker than I expected and I wouldn't have read it if I'd known.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Murder, Drug use, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Bullying, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

spacestarberry's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Animal death, and Homophobia

ellenigrace's review

slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Child abuse, and Rape