Reviews

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

mulvama3's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I love Brother Cadfael (pronounced cat-phile, but I don’t mind that they mispronounce it in the audiobook). What a well-rounded character! He is in turn a match maker, a mystery solver, a deeply religious man, and also very down to earth. He relates to real people. So glad there is a whole series!

laporziuncula's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

marianne_394's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

tallyhotel's review against another edition

3.0

An historical mystery rich with religion, superstition and 12th century daily life. I enjoyed it, although I felt that the character of Brother Cadfael wasn't as deeply developed as some of the other characters, with him being the narrator.

strategos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

adastraperlibris's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.0

storydragon's review against another edition

I had to read the first two chapters of this book for study.
I don't feel like finishing it at the moment.
There are too much other books I want to read.

organchordsandlightning's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

A lot of fun! Very slow-paced, and it's definitely a book where I had to write a list of the characters down to follow who was doing what - but the mystery is cool, and a really fun usage of the setting. 

starlight_engine's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

anaidelawless's review against another edition

3.0

So this series is a murder mystery set in 12th century. Our protagonist brother Cadfael journeys with his brothers from England to Wales to retrieve the bones of Saint Winifred. What should have been peaceful and easy endevor, comlicates itself greatly first by opposition and than by murder . However it is nothing Brother Cadfael cannot solve.
So this was great start of a series and I will definitely continue with it and I hope I will be able to it give a higher score. The mystery itself was really interesting, but I was left wanting a bit different ending.