aseel_reads 's review for:

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Overall, I loved the atmosphere and vibe of this story. The plot was entertaining and the characters had rich back stories. The pacing was a little off and we got odd moments of random exposition of how holiday needed to solve the case, which seemed a bit too intense for the moment. I did guess the perpetrator right, just not the exact reason. But just generally, a fun read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail