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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
#19 did not disappoint. Can’t wait until #20 comes out this fall.
It is always a treat to read a new Louise Penny book. This one will not disappoint. It's fraught with all kinds of danger, terrorism, betrayals, and lots of secrets. Add this to you fall reading list.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Giving this two stars makes me sad and also a little mad. I am a huge Louise Penny fan, have read every Armand Gamache novel, and would give an arm and a leg to live in Three Pines. I looked forward to reading this, but it was just – well – really bad?! It feels sloppy and a bit like an airplane thriller (nothing wrong with that! Just usually not what these novels feel like).
And it doesn’t feel like a Louise Penny novel: there are big editing mistakes, some scenes occur twice in short succession, gaping plot holes, a lot of jumping around between different POVs, so much so that it gets hard keeping up. Storywise, it’s one of the ‘big conspiracy’ storylines that I never loved, but that usually drove the overarching plot forward. This time, everything feels just like a repeat. We are constantly told the stakes are high, but only because a character concludes ‘what would happen if’ that don’t make sense? It ends on a cliffhanger. The story doesn’t have the usual wit and smarts, and we spend very little time in the village of Three Pines.
I know the next book will continue with this storyline, and I will read it, but I won’t be as excited to start it as I was for the last 19 books.
I wish Louise Penny took Armand back to the much smaller, simpler, well-observed adventures that I fell in love with.
And it doesn’t feel like a Louise Penny novel: there are big editing mistakes, some scenes occur twice in short succession, gaping plot holes, a lot of jumping around between different POVs, so much so that it gets hard keeping up. Storywise, it’s one of the ‘big conspiracy’ storylines that I never loved, but that usually drove the overarching plot forward. This time, everything feels just like a repeat. We are constantly told the stakes are high, but only because a character concludes ‘what would happen if’ that don’t make sense? It ends on a cliffhanger. The story doesn’t have the usual wit and smarts, and we spend very little time in the village of Three Pines.
I know the next book will continue with this storyline, and I will read it, but I won’t be as excited to start it as I was for the last 19 books.
I wish Louise Penny took Armand back to the much smaller, simpler, well-observed adventures that I fell in love with.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
I've read quite a few of Louise Penny's books. I enjoy them. But sometimes I wish they were a bit more different from each other.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated