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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I found it a pity that I couldn't give this book a 5 star, especially as it is the last of the full length books of one of my favorite characters.
I thought it lost something in leaving the familiar settings of Shrewsbury and the Welsh borderlands.
Still, it was Cadfael and it was a great conclusion to a fabulous series.
I thought it lost something in leaving the familiar settings of Shrewsbury and the Welsh borderlands.
Still, it was Cadfael and it was a great conclusion to a fabulous series.
Thoroughly enjoyable. I’ve read a few others, but need to read more of the series.
Did I know who did it and who would be framed before the body was even discovered? Yep. Did that take away the pleasure of the book? Not a bit.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
adventurous
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Not a whodunnit like the other Cadfael books; more of an adventure story. Really gets going about 2/3 of the way in. Lots of history, beautiful descriptions of nature, clothing, castles.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Minor: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
2019 review: This last-of-the-series book interested me the least. There was just entirely too much focus on all of the myriad parties involved in the conference to hash out some sort of peace between Maud and Stephen.
2021 review: Oh, my! How could I NOT have loved this book back in 2019??? I just re-read the entire series in order, which I'd not done in 2019, and I must say it's a MUST! One gets so vested in certain characters and events when this series is read in order! And Olivier!!! This book was a fitting end to the Cadfael series and published a year before we lost the author. Easily my FAVORITE of the series!!
2021 review: Oh, my! How could I NOT have loved this book back in 2019??? I just re-read the entire series in order, which I'd not done in 2019, and I must say it's a MUST! One gets so vested in certain characters and events when this series is read in order! And Olivier
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really love the whole Olivier storyline that runs through multiple books, so I'm going to have to read the ebook of this one for all the things left out of the abridged audiobook.