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annikavo's review against another edition
4.0
Weer heerlijke mysteries welke worden opgelost met hulp van Canon Chambers.
In dit deel komt ook misbruik op kostscholen en in de kerk voor.
In dit deel komt ook misbruik op kostscholen en in de kerk voor.
jindiebooks's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
4.0
lisa_bergin's review
3.0
3.5 ⭐️Six separate stories of which 3 I really enjoyed, the other 3 were just ok.
amothersmusings1's review against another edition
4.0
This is a lovely sunny Sunday summer reading. I love the Tv series based on these books and always think of the actors when reading the characters in the stories. The book is a series of short stories that run smoothly like chapters. I didn't enjoy the last story as much as all the others due to the amount of art history knowledge and Italian references but all in all a great read.
crazygoangirl's review
3.0
Volume 4 in the Grantchester series and an okay read. I think I need a break from Grantchester for a while. Need to read something wildly different from the cosy, comforting atmosphere of Canon Chambers world.
I’m not happy that Bloomsbury has changed the spine design on this book! I don’t understand why they would do that in the middle of a series! Extremely annoying 😤
There are 6 short stories in this one and once again, there’s a lot of priest vs detective debate going on in Sidney’s head, more so when he’s offered a promotion to Archdeacon of Ely. Like I’ve said before these debates are the highlight of this series for me, but in this book, they finally began to grate on the nerves...become repetitive and tedious...which is why I need a break. Also Amanda Kendall is back and once again embroiled with a suspicious man...really repetitive and unreal. How can an otherwise intelligent, articulate woman be such an awful judge of character? And why is she desperate for marriage when she’s a perfectly capable, rich, independent woman with a wonderfully supportive friends and family? The whole thing is just silly and frustrating and I don’t give a damn!
Unfortunately the way Runcie writes Hildegard has also begun to annoy me. She seems whiny and suspicious of her husband and I don’t understand why, given that she is also a very strong, grounded, independent woman perfectly able to get by without his guidance. Anyway, for the most part Runcie delivers what we’ve come to expect from this series - a cosy atmosphere, a decent cast of characters, plenty of religious, faith and ethical debates, and simple mysteries easily solved albeit occasionally with morally ambiguous solutions.
A decent read but after reading 4 in a row, I need a break! I’ve chosen to read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland next for a diametrically opposite reading experience 😄
I’m not happy that Bloomsbury has changed the spine design on this book! I don’t understand why they would do that in the middle of a series! Extremely annoying 😤
There are 6 short stories in this one and once again, there’s a lot of priest vs detective debate going on in Sidney’s head, more so when he’s offered a promotion to Archdeacon of Ely. Like I’ve said before these debates are the highlight of this series for me, but in this book, they finally began to grate on the nerves...become repetitive and tedious...which is why I need a break. Also Amanda Kendall is back and once again embroiled with a suspicious man...really repetitive and unreal. How can an otherwise intelligent, articulate woman be such an awful judge of character? And why is she desperate for marriage when she’s a perfectly capable, rich, independent woman with a wonderfully supportive friends and family? The whole thing is just silly and frustrating and I don’t give a damn!
Unfortunately the way Runcie writes Hildegard has also begun to annoy me. She seems whiny and suspicious of her husband and I don’t understand why, given that she is also a very strong, grounded, independent woman perfectly able to get by without his guidance. Anyway, for the most part Runcie delivers what we’ve come to expect from this series - a cosy atmosphere, a decent cast of characters, plenty of religious, faith and ethical debates, and simple mysteries easily solved albeit occasionally with morally ambiguous solutions.
A decent read but after reading 4 in a row, I need a break! I’ve chosen to read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland next for a diametrically opposite reading experience 😄
nyertryingtoreadeverything's review
5.0
It was lovely getting to see the stories continued in this book. Its been awesome to get to know British society and the people in the stories.
eleneariel's review
3.0
I'm not fond of the way much of the dialog is written, nor what I perceive as some ambiguity in Sidney's marriage, but I liked the way these stories fit together and the way certain subjects were handled.
claire1044's review
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
librarianelizabeth's review
4.0
Cozy mysteries in the genre sense and the mood/feeling of reading them sense. I'm still getting used to Sidney Chambers' married family life (I get the sense he is, too). I appreciate the way these show the constant shifting balance between his work with the church, his faith, his family, and his mystery solving, and how he has to grapple with letting parts of his identity slip loose from his grasp as others clamor for attention. I think that's actually an important, deeper story about faith practice.
zoer03's review
2.0
I am afraid this is the worst one by far.... and that’s saying a lot as I have not been feeling great at all about this series.... the Amanda/Sidney thing is totally stupid they would not work as one she is a spoilt selfish little brat that is also cruel and god is a horrible caricature of everything distasteful in rich snobs also Sidney is annoying bumbling pathetic figure his wife is a little better not by much but I really do sympathise with her and also his views on Italian art and culture is horrible and that last story for god sake is awful... this is a poor showing am not even bothered about viewing the tv series why would I after this rubbish