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The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

sdreader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

j_h_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

Another solid murder mystery from Louise Penny. This one turns its inte rogating gaze on to the quirky inhabitants of Three Pines following the death of 10 year old Laurent. Who could kill a young boy, yes, it must be said, an annoying little boy, but still. Who would do such a thing - and why?

cindanorberg's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

rachel_reads_it_all's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

kglynn's review against another edition

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4.0

Love this! Turns out this is the 11th in a series. I see the beginning of a great book series friendship :)

jjokokomo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

klparmley's review against another edition

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4.0

I have to quit reading these at bedtime. I'm staying up too late.

katdfleming's review against another edition

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5.0

I could barely put this one down. A race to the end.

courtneyptum's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bookwoman1967's review against another edition

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