Reviews

Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

angel_koyfish's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

ladyethyme's review against another edition

2.0

Ok writing, nothing special. Rather bland, honestly. And the constant plot holes was pretty annoying.
Why aren’t they carrying the kits? They’re WALKING THEM all the way? Seriously?

lsparrow's review against another edition

3.0

I feel that this series is starting to become a bit formulaic at this point - although I want to know more about the characters and the world - the mystery aspects hold me less.

amlibera's review against another edition

4.0

I'm clearly not reading these in the right order but it doesn't necessarily matter. I love LMB's storytelling, worldbuilding, and the clarity of her characters. This is something of a whodunnit, but one with a lot of interesting detail and discoveries

iaraya's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

bookswithbets's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

rmur's review against another edition

3.5

Good, but I’ve enjoyed other Penric novellas more

kbhenrickson's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I am really enjoying this delightful series!

jonathanpalfrey's review against another edition

4.0

This story is readable as usual, and I enjoy it, although it seems one of the less important Penric stories, not contributing any plot developments to the series as a whole. It consists of a relatively routine murder enquiry complicated mainly by the fact that the victim was a sorceress. Some new characters are introduced and start to become interesting, but unfortunately we never see them again.

As usual with these stories, some new aspects of demonology are explored.

It’s a direct sequel to [b:Penric and the Shaman|30365013|Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466762873l/30365013._SX50_.jpg|50875790], giving another appearance to Oswyl and Inglis.

kvedja's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25