Reviews

The Cat Who Saw Stars by Lilian Jackson Braun

ninalita's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

moshalala's review

mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

holly_keimig's review

4.0

I read this in memory of my Grandma who first got me hooked on these books and who I lost last year. I love this series so much. It's always dependable and light and fun. Qwilleran and his feline companions must investigate some extraterrestrial happenings while keeping an eye on a transplant from Florida. I highly recommend checking out this series if you haven't yet!

rachel101's review

funny lighthearted 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? No

2.0

Not the best book in the series. Silly ending too

greentea1's review

2.5

Didn’t realised this was so deep in to the series, this is the first book I’ve read

Personally I would have wanted more cat involvement, wasn’t really what I was expected based on the title 
Also not sure what quill involvement really is, the murders were resolved by just a tell all kind of vibes, and there wasn’t too much suspense tbh 

susansdg's review

1.0

ghost written?

saviinvhetin's review

funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was my first Lillian Jackson Braun and now I’m going to read everything else in the series. 
The reasoning for the rating is as follows: 

• The writing style draws you in so much that even when it’s slow you want to keep reading - however, the book alternates between fun/interesting/cool and slow/why is this important/seems irrelevant. Some parts that were the latter might be continuations of earlier books and I missed the context (though the author did a fairly good job of providing context from previous books that I, having not read them, would’ve been more lost without, but other bits were just not really interesting. I loved the bits about the knitting/spinning and other arts scene details, I loved the small town vibes and interactions! 
• Re the murders:
  One of the murders doesn’t get solved, one of them gets solved with little aplomb, and one seems like it could be a murder but could also be a natural disaster and either way is also dropped
• Re the last few pages, which I loved with a vibrant intensity and if I find out it’s never mentioned again I will be very upset:
  WAS ANYONE GONNA TELL ME THAT KOKO WAS AN ALIEN OR WAS I JIST SUPPOSED TO READ THAT MYSELF. I’m literally obsessed with the idea of little green cat aliens and I need a million more words about it
• Not enough of the cats!!! There was about one good cat moment per chapter but I needed more lol

TLDR; overall so good that I’m reading every other book in the series starting as soon as I can request them from the library, good writing, sometimes a little too much tell with not enough plot relevancy but includes fun day to day small town life details that make the story feel very real, a little confusing sometimes, A+ cat content that there could be much more of, fun ufo conspiracy theory stuff, the murder parts seemed like an afterthought, aaaaaand I would definitely read again

radina's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-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

2.0

Another cozy mystery, same datedness as the previous one, but also this one had a very unsatisfying ending! Of the 3 deaths, only 2 are explained, and that's done by having some random character tell Qwill after the fact what happened. No real investigation or discovery is performed. 

kevindern's review

Another fun whodunit mystery.

bibliophilecats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Solid installment in the series if you like the characters. The mystery was not that greatly intertwined with our characters and the solution came by way of a complete account by someone else.