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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this!
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
The final book in the series and it was bittersweet for sure. The mystery was fine, but this one was all about saying goodbye to the characters and getting to spend this last book with them. They all became so dear to me over 2024. Seeing Cathbad and Judy get married with their kids there (I always loved serious Michael). Cloughie all settled and successful. And, of course, Nelson finally shouts his love for Ruth through a megaphone, quite literally, and it was a highlight of the year for me. The Ruth Galloway series has become one of my dearest favorites and I plan to re-read the whole set in years to come.
Always a pleasure to spend an archaeological mystery with Ruth, Nelson, Cathbad, and the rest of the now-familiar King’s Lynn crew.
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adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
I guess I had to read the last book. Not improved, but at least it’s done.
For anyone who has followed this series, it is almost like being at home with the characters. You feel like you know them. You watch the kids grow up. The relationships ups and downs.
The Ruth Galloway series is a different sort of police procedural with forensic archaeology, because Ruth (our main protagonist) is an archaeologist.
She is an academic who is now head of her university department.
She has been consulting with the police whenever bones are found.
She also has an “interesting” relationship with officer, DCI Nelson – who also happens to be her daughter’s father, another major character.
Ruth has also written successful books and made television appearances.
In this book, we see not only another cold case that needs to be addressed, but the possibility of Ruth’s department being closed down, and some resolution with her relationship with Nelson (considering he has been married on and off with his wife Michelle).
What makes this book even more “emotional” for us die-hard followers, is understanding that the author has intended that this book, “The Last Remains” is to be the last in her series of Ruth Galloway mysteries. Which means, walking in to it, we already know that whatever happens to the characters that we have been reading through the years…this will be the last time we will probably be turning these pages for – so whatever happens, we can only hope ––
1) she doesn’t kill them off,
2) she won’t give them an unhappy ending,
Or…
3) she provides us readers with something we can be satisfied with for each of the characters.
I do believe, the author does justice, furthering the stories not only of Ruth and Nelson, but also Kate, Cathbad, Judy, Cloughie, Tanya…and even a surprise character from an earlier story (Kleenex, may be needed).
But, I won’t tell you how.
I think as readers, that is your adventure to enjoy.
Regardless of the case, we can appreciate that it was a very satisfying finale indeed. Enjoy.
The Ruth Galloway series is a different sort of police procedural with forensic archaeology, because Ruth (our main protagonist) is an archaeologist.
She is an academic who is now head of her university department.
She has been consulting with the police whenever bones are found.
She also has an “interesting” relationship with officer, DCI Nelson – who also happens to be her daughter’s father, another major character.
Ruth has also written successful books and made television appearances.
In this book, we see not only another cold case that needs to be addressed, but the possibility of Ruth’s department being closed down, and some resolution with her relationship with Nelson (considering he has been married on and off with his wife Michelle).
What makes this book even more “emotional” for us die-hard followers, is understanding that the author has intended that this book, “The Last Remains” is to be the last in her series of Ruth Galloway mysteries. Which means, walking in to it, we already know that whatever happens to the characters that we have been reading through the years…this will be the last time we will probably be turning these pages for – so whatever happens, we can only hope ––
1) she doesn’t kill them off,
2) she won’t give them an unhappy ending,
Or…
3) she provides us readers with something we can be satisfied with for each of the characters.
I do believe, the author does justice, furthering the stories not only of Ruth and Nelson, but also Kate, Cathbad, Judy, Cloughie, Tanya…and even a surprise character from an earlier story (Kleenex, may be needed).
But, I won’t tell you how.
I think as readers, that is your adventure to enjoy.
Regardless of the case, we can appreciate that it was a very satisfying finale indeed. Enjoy.