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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
It’s always such a comfort to return to the familiar characters in this series. This is supposed to be the last book and for that I will be deeply sorry.
In this installment Ruth and Nelson are finally a couple. However, Ruth’s department is shutting down and the future is uncertain.
A body is found in a cafe, having been there for decades, and many signs point to the Druid Cathbad being involved.
This was entertaining and hear wrenching and hopeful all at the same time. Not recommended unless you have read many other books in the series though, since it’s more character driven than a stand alone whodunnit and you need the backdrop for the right feel of them.
In this installment Ruth and Nelson are finally a couple. However, Ruth’s department is shutting down and the future is uncertain.
A body is found in a cafe, having been there for decades, and many signs point to the Druid Cathbad being involved.
This was entertaining and hear wrenching and hopeful all at the same time. Not recommended unless you have read many other books in the series though, since it’s more character driven than a stand alone whodunnit and you need the backdrop for the right feel of them.
Good ending to an enjoyable series. I’ll miss hanging out with these characters.
Disappointing end to a series I used to enjoy. Before reading this book, I wanted Nelson and Ruth to end up together, while reading it I was thinking - leave his sorry ass. But alas, needed a happy ending....
This was the perfect ending to this series. Griffiths brings back characters from earlier books and ties up the storylines we were all anxiously awaiting resolution on.
Ruth is now the head of her department at UNN, but the department is in threat of being shut down. David starts a Twitter campaign to save it (and some of this makes you wonder, do Griffiths and her editor actually understand social media?), but Ruth feels a bit hopeless and entertains options for what she may do next in her career. Meanwhile, Nelson and crew are working to identify a skeleton found walled up in a cafe, and the trail leads to a group of archeology students and a faculty member, as well as Cathbad.
Griffiths has hinted that this may not actually be the final book in the series, so looking forward to any other additions!
Ruth is now the head of her department at UNN, but the department is in threat of being shut down. David starts a Twitter campaign to save it (and some of this makes you wonder, do Griffiths and her editor actually understand social media?), but Ruth feels a bit hopeless and entertains options for what she may do next in her career. Meanwhile, Nelson and crew are working to identify a skeleton found walled up in a cafe, and the trail leads to a group of archeology students and a faculty member, as well as Cathbad.
Griffiths has hinted that this may not actually be the final book in the series, so looking forward to any other additions!
I rated all of these books as a three, but I enjoyed the series, especially Ruth and the side characters … and there’s something about reading books set in England during a hot Florida summer that says summer reading to me.
This is book 15 of the series, and one of the things I enjoy about this whole series is that the characters in it seem to have their own lives, they develop and change. Concerning the plot, I really loved it, and there are some twists and turns that make this plot a nailbiter out of different reasons. You can actually worry about the well-being of characters you got used to over time.
Since I enjoyed the series so far I am definitely biased, and as such I can only say that I enjoy the style of writing, the characters and the setting that is a mix of real life and fictitious places. For me, this is a well-written book, and for those who are interested in getting into the series I’d definitely recommend starting with book one, it helps so much in understanding some of the developments that happen in The Last Remains.
5 out of 5 stars.
Since I enjoyed the series so far I am definitely biased, and as such I can only say that I enjoy the style of writing, the characters and the setting that is a mix of real life and fictitious places. For me, this is a well-written book, and for those who are interested in getting into the series I’d definitely recommend starting with book one, it helps so much in understanding some of the developments that happen in The Last Remains.
5 out of 5 stars.
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This series is so calm as to be boring. Unfortunately it took 13 books to get a resolution of the personal lives involved. While lovely to read, and interesting sometimes with the inclusion of some archeology, it is mostly a very boring if fanciful look at a fraught relationship with the main characters.
I don't usually give my mystery series reads five stars, but this is a perfect resolution to so many of the questions and conflicts Ruth, Nelson, Cathbad and all their friends and family have faced over the many murders they have found themselves solving over the years. Resolutions, but also enough loose ends and questions left up in the air.
Look it's the last Ruth Galloway novel, what other rating was I going to give it? Absolute splendid caper of a crime novel, the joy of spending nearly 400 pages with one's old best literary friends and their lives and hearts and one more case to be solved in typical Ruth, Nelson and chums fashion, more Judy, Tony and Tonya and this time, which was splendid and delighted that we saw more of Cathbad's inner life and past, and the ending was just perfect.