This is a great sequel to Scorched Grace. We start off quickly in the next mystery in which Sister Holiday who is now a PI Apprentice for Detective Riveaux, who left the police force, and is now a PI, work together to solve the murder of Father Reese. As we expect from Sister Holiday, lunacy takes place. The clues are overwhelming and cause chaos at the Church. An epic storm hits New Orleans and it adds a certain depth to the travails that take place. The Sisters of the Sublime Blood give us insights to their lives and the diocese as they provide some details into the Catholic Churches corrupt ways and the abuses it hides within itself. It is a galvanizing account of its crimes and Sister Holiday will get to the bottom of it here.
Even with this dark subject we get the grit but. also see the faith that permeates Sister Holiday and I like her because of this and her flaws.
Definitely a good follow up. I look forward to her life as the newest PI nun.

I was absolutely thrilled to receive an eARC of this book, especially after getting to read Scorched Grace in advance as well! What I loved about the first book was Sister Holiday's wit, strength, and resolve to get to the bottom of the mysterious death(s) surrounding her while grappling with her past and her sense of self and that certainly carried through to this book as well. The chapters were simultaneously snappy and full of gorgeous lyrical prose and water imagery which lended itself well to the pacing (this was my only small drawback with the first book and I didn't have that same issue here). What really made Blessed Water stand out above Scorched Grace for me was the cast of characters - more characters were brought to the forefront and given significant roles to play. I read most of this book in two or three large chunks and honestly, I think that's the best way to do it because you will absolutely want to know what comes next.

Sister Holiday is not your stereotypical nun. She's gay, has a potty mouth, and sidelines as a private detective. The premise of this book was good, but I soon found the rambling flashbacks of Sister Holiday distracting and boring. I also didnt care for either of the main characters. Neither of them seemed very likeable to me. To be fair, my favorite genre is cozy mysteries and I would catorgorize this as more of a hard core detective genre. This book was just not my cup of tea.