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samphope's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
bookwrm526's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
bluestarfish's review against another edition
3.0
I couldn't remember which one in the series I had got to so picked this one up and enjoyed it. Brother Cadfael tends the ill in Shrewsbury and sleuths away most enjoyably. A minstrel claims sanctuary in the abbey after a robbery when the townsmen get a bit hasty and try dealing out rough and ready justice.
toadie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
3.0
garnetofeden's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the earlier books in the Brother Cadfael series are oddly 'chaste' considering the time period they are set in. This volume's topic perhaps was not as dark as the preceding volume, but it still involves more sensuality than some of the earlier books.
Rating reviewed 12/26/2022.
Rating reviewed 12/26/2022.
rebeccabadger's review
adventurous
hopeful
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
5.0
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
I love going back in time and listening to a Brother Cadfael mystery. It's always more than just the mystery.
thecesspit's review against another edition
3.0
Much like previous books in the series, we have a an medieval monk solving crimes by a mixture of memory, medical knowledge and native cunning. These stories are well written, and move along at a reasonable pace but take interesting detours into the day-to-day lives of the people of Shrewsbury in 1200's. I assume it's well researched and we have some insight into the way people lived.
This mystery revolves around the theft of a bag of coins, a murder and using the church as a sanctuary. We get some details of how a tradesman household was organized. There's a love story, and the ever wise monk taking a worldly wise view of it all. The end feels much the same as another in the series (a flight and dramatic rescues, I think the Virgin in the Ice has a similar sequence), with Brother Cadfeal more a spectator in the denouement... his skills are the discovery not the arrest.
This mystery revolves around the theft of a bag of coins, a murder and using the church as a sanctuary. We get some details of how a tradesman household was organized. There's a love story, and the ever wise monk taking a worldly wise view of it all. The end feels much the same as another in the series (a flight and dramatic rescues, I think the Virgin in the Ice has a similar sequence), with Brother Cadfeal more a spectator in the denouement... his skills are the discovery not the arrest.