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The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

saholst's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

jkkb332's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.5

I didn’t love this as much as I wanted to. It dragged for me in the middle. Still not sure what the point of Peter and Clara’s storyline was but it’s obviously to be continued in the next book. Which I probably will read despite only rating each of the first three 3 stars. I like the Three Pines setting with its quirky residents (although I’m not sure how much murder and mystery one tiny village can provide, and this series has a LOT of books…) and Gamache is an interesting character. But if book #4 doesn’t get past 3 stars, I’m done. 

cpareader's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

katdfleming's review

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4.0

My favorite in the series so far!

acsommer12's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

elhein's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

rachel_reads_it_all's review

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funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

dantemkunc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.0


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alicebme's review against another edition

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4.0

I very much enjoyed this book. Listening to the audiobook for #2 gave me a better idea of how to pronounce everything, which made the reading smoother. The story moves along nicely, and I imagine the complete outline on the author’s wall in colored notecards.

meemee's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0