Reviews

Mourning Glory by L.L. McKinney, Bethany C. Morrow

emtaylorxox's review

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

jodieorange's review

Not a bad book at all and I was actually enjoying it but just don’t think listening to fantasy via audiobook is the best way for me, if this book ever goes into paperback would love to read it! 

midnightlibrarymouse's review

5.0

 

I listened to the audiobook that's just come out on Spotify, and I was absolutely blown away! The voices, the production, the soundscapes, everything was amazing!

The story is an incredible story about familial love, magic, and the reality of being Black. Now, I am not one to talk about being Black, as I am not, but the story does such a good job at portraying both familial love, and Blackness that I fell in love with all the characters.

Every member of the Cauley family had their own voice, their own strengths and weaknesses, their family dynamics felt really real, even the strained relationships between family members that is mildly repaired by facing a common enemy.

I genuinely loved every second of this book and will gladly listen to it again.

Thank you to NetGalley, and Spotify Audiobooks for providing me this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I would highly recommend this audiobook to anyone who loves magic!

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sadaedae's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

myblackbookish_life's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.25

tiffanyturnedtotext's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

whitwein's review

4.5

Witches? Demons? Close family bonds?
Yes please. 
The Cauley sisters have met back at their ancestral home/last Black owned funeral home in the state to mourn the loss of their mother and figure out what to do now that her magic that was protecting them from a demon is gone. 
The audiobook is read by Bahni Turpin who is one of my favorite narrators. It also has sound effects which I didn’t super care for but Bahni’s narration still made it super enjoyable. 
I loved the family bonds and all the different relationship ships the women had with each other and how they were able to come together to figure out what the root of the problem was. The flashbacks were intense and definitely be aware of triggers (graphic lynching scene) 
Overall I thought it was a well done horror! 

stacieh's review

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0