Stephanie's Reviews > Glory Be

Thanks to Spotify & NetGalley for providing an audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was fine, but it just didn't do it for me. Glory Broussard is a good character, and I'm interested in her backstory, but it was presented almost as though the reader is supposed to be familiar with it already. The mystery part was good enough, and Glory moving through her world was pretty entertaining and made for a decent cozy. Perturbing, then, to suddenly be faced with a pretty raunchy sex scene in the B plot featuring Glory's daughter, Delphine, and a local cop (both are married to other people, btw). I don't mind a raunchy sex scene here and there, but this came out of nowhere and was a bit much for the story (and furthered the plot not at all aside from keeping Delphine conveniently away from the action at a key moment).

I was also a bit taken aback by an order of Catholic sisters who seem not to observe any of the usual vows (not to mention a celebrity priest making gourmet pasta in his mod apartment, but having worked in a rectory, that feels a little more true to form lol).

Arceneaux can definitely improve if she decides to focus more on Glory and less on Delphine, or leave Delphine's love life out of the story. There will be plenty of cozy fans who skip through the book to avoid Delphine's lusty adventures (at least in my library).

Bahni Turpin's voice acting was quite good.