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obviousthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Racism
theabee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ridesthesun's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
this one is so twisty and Good, I love it. enter hugh beringar my beloved.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jhbandcats's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
While these novels don’t have the complexity of mysteries with dense characters and plot, instead being rather light, they’re informative, as much as about life in 12th C England as about human nature. By casting Cadfael as an older man with worldly experience, Peters gives him wisdom and insight into people around him, both good and bad.
As in the first book, A Morbid Taste for Bones, Cadfael provides a fatherly protection to a young couple in difficult if not desperate straits. He’s clever and crafty, able to persuade people to act as though their actions were their idea in the first place. He’s manipulative but not malicious, always looking for the good in people and doing his best to be fair.
I’m enjoying the series even though I’ve read only two so far, and hope to read more.
As in the first book, A Morbid Taste for Bones, Cadfael provides a fatherly protection to a young couple in difficult if not desperate straits. He’s clever and crafty, able to persuade people to act as though their actions were their idea in the first place. He’s manipulative but not malicious, always looking for the good in people and doing his best to be fair.
I’m enjoying the series even though I’ve read only two so far, and hope to read more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism