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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
From Dot:
****
From Judy:
Although he is now retired Armand Gamache continues to find puzzles and mysteries to solve. Penny sets this book firmly in Three Pines and I felt that I was getting to know the inhabitants even better. The characters are as compelling as ever. *****
From Saffron:
Iwas thrilled to see that there was new Gamache book and that his retirement does not mean the end of the series. *****
****
From Judy:
Although he is now retired Armand Gamache continues to find puzzles and mysteries to solve. Penny sets this book firmly in Three Pines and I felt that I was getting to know the inhabitants even better. The characters are as compelling as ever. *****
From Saffron:
Iwas thrilled to see that there was new Gamache book and that his retirement does not mean the end of the series. *****
Cried at the ending!!! Not my favorite of hers but the ending made the whole book for me!!
I wondered what was next after the last book, which essentially wraps up the series. Essentially this one was written to kill off a character who had already been written off.
This feels like some of the earlier novels in the series, where the mystery is tangential to a character study of the main characters-here, a lot of time spent observing Gamache recovering & moving into semi-forced retirement.
The mystery here seemed accidental & I had a hard time following the connections and clues that led the characters through the plot, which made me appreciate this less than previous installments in the series.
This feels like some of the earlier novels in the series, where the mystery is tangential to a character study of the main characters-here, a lot of time spent observing Gamache recovering & moving into semi-forced retirement.
The mystery here seemed accidental & I had a hard time following the connections and clues that led the characters through the plot, which made me appreciate this less than previous installments in the series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is my least favorite of the series so far. It’s still thoughtful and atmospheric but the actual murder mystery part seemed thrown in and cobbled together and totally implausible. There was also a lot of unnecessary foreshadowing that felt forced. I wish she had just stuck with the search for Peter without the rest of it.