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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
3. 3.5?
I'm kind of torn on this to be honest. There were things I liked about it, but the feel was so different and I don't know...I guess I missed the way I usually feel about this series and its characters. The first 40 or so pages were really hard for me, I was not feeling it at all. I did get into the past, I think the flashbacks were handled well. I was super disappointed with the ending. I thought I had had things figured for a while, I was wrong, most definitely, but I think for the first time, when being wrong I was kind of disappointed, because-again for the first time-I liked my idea better --lol
I appreciated some things, it explained a bit about Lucien and Walt and I liked that. I always appreciate Bear and his loyalty.
I will continue with this series, and hope the next one gets the regular Walt & crew feelings back.
I'm kind of torn on this to be honest. There were things I liked about it, but the feel was so different and I don't know...I guess I missed the way I usually feel about this series and its characters. The first 40 or so pages were really hard for me, I was not feeling it at all. I did get into the past, I think the flashbacks were handled well. I was super disappointed with the ending.
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Not just the cliffy-which I really didn't appreciate, but with Cady being kidnapped and Kim being there, it was just...not right.I appreciated some things, it explained a bit about Lucien and Walt and I liked that. I always appreciate Bear and his loyalty.
I will continue with this series, and hope the next one gets the regular Walt & crew feelings back.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
I want to give this book four stars, but am irritated by the cliffhanger ending! 😂😂😂😂
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Audible free, I gave this one a harsher grade, not because it wasn't well done, although I had a lot of back and forth flashbacks, but because I did not enjoy the subject matter - a story of depravity.
Maybe shy of 4 stars, but I enjoyed this more than I have enjoyed some of the recent entries in the series, so rounding up. I read this in one sitting because all the way through, I wanted to see who did what, how & when. Is all of this believable? Not by a long shot. We’re all of my favorite characters well developed? Nope. But the mystery worked and it was worth the time I spent reading it.
So good that I couldn't wait to start the next book. As soon as I put it down I started reading depth of winter.... it's too good!!!
In spite of the fact that I'm not a big fan of books that switch back and forth between time periods, I did enjoy this story. Craig Johnson is a fantastic story teller and he does bring the two stories together at the end. The one thing that made me mark off a star was that, to me, the story was left unfinished. Considering the next book will not be out for a year, I don't like to be left hanging.
I love Walt Longmire. The "flashback" books are some of my favorites as it helps to show how Walt became the man he is.
I’m always happy to return to the world of Walt Longmire. I really enjoy his folksy charm and wit, along with the other characters like Vic, Lucian, Cady, and of course, Henry Standing Bear. Another thing I like about these books is the way each one is a little different than the rest, sometimes told differently and always sliding along the scale of mystery to suspense to thriller.
This thirteenth novel of the series is yet again different from all of its predecessors, in the way it’s told. The story opens with Walt making a trek to a parole hearing for a dangerous criminal he put away decades ago. He does this every four years to make sure that the man doesn’t get out of prison, no matter what. Something must have occurred sometime in the past to make this such an important journey for Walt.
Fully half of this novel is told in flashback to a time when Walt has just begun his law enforcement career. He is a deputy to Lucian Connolly but only for two weeks so far, when he boards an excursion train called the Western Star. Onboard are more than twenty sheriffs from around Wyoming, all participating in an annual event. Walt is the only deputy. But soon the leader of the sheriff’s association approaches Walt to assist him in uncovering what appears to be a murder conspiracy. Seems he can’t trust any of the other sheriffs so is seeking out help from the rookie.
I’ve read novels with flashback sequences before and they can sometimes be problematic, jarring the reader from one time setting to another. But in the hands of wordsmith Craig Johnson, all is well. The flashback scenes are evenly spaced out with the present-day scenes so there is no guesswork involved. Of course, both mysteries that occur in this book, the one from the past and the one in the present, are cleverly tied together.
Another good Longmire story indeed. I always enjoy a good mystery-on-a-train story and this one delivers on all cylinders. There is a major cliffhanger at the end which leads Walt directly into his next adventure but that’s fine with me. I need no inducements to get me to pick up the next one.
This thirteenth novel of the series is yet again different from all of its predecessors, in the way it’s told. The story opens with Walt making a trek to a parole hearing for a dangerous criminal he put away decades ago. He does this every four years to make sure that the man doesn’t get out of prison, no matter what. Something must have occurred sometime in the past to make this such an important journey for Walt.
Fully half of this novel is told in flashback to a time when Walt has just begun his law enforcement career. He is a deputy to Lucian Connolly but only for two weeks so far, when he boards an excursion train called the Western Star. Onboard are more than twenty sheriffs from around Wyoming, all participating in an annual event. Walt is the only deputy. But soon the leader of the sheriff’s association approaches Walt to assist him in uncovering what appears to be a murder conspiracy. Seems he can’t trust any of the other sheriffs so is seeking out help from the rookie.
I’ve read novels with flashback sequences before and they can sometimes be problematic, jarring the reader from one time setting to another. But in the hands of wordsmith Craig Johnson, all is well. The flashback scenes are evenly spaced out with the present-day scenes so there is no guesswork involved. Of course, both mysteries that occur in this book, the one from the past and the one in the present, are cleverly tied together.
Another good Longmire story indeed. I always enjoy a good mystery-on-a-train story and this one delivers on all cylinders. There is a major cliffhanger at the end which leads Walt directly into his next adventure but that’s fine with me. I need no inducements to get me to pick up the next one.