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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
No
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has quite a lot of mixed reviews so I'm gonna write a positive one.
I liked it much more than I thought I would after seeing other people's reactions.
The thing about this series, and it's just my opinion, of course, that it's a drama first and a collection of detective stories second. With that in mind I found this installment to be quite interesting and learnt a lot about Canadian art, Canadian towns, Scottish landmarks (!), and also got some food for thought re: what makes an artist.
Yes, the detective storyline is secondary (plus it only appears at the end and is pretty short), but it's not for the first time, and probably not for the last.
I read this series for its characters, and I enjoyed meeting them again and "hearing" their banter. Also I liked how Clara changed - in Still-Life she's this unwanted artist and somewhat of an outcast who relies on her much more talented (at least as it looked at that time) husband in basically anything. Here she's a flashed-out master who has a strong will, a line of admirers and better understanding of life.
All in all, if you're ready for the murder mysteries to take a back seat and enjoy art, you'll like this one.
I liked it much more than I thought I would after seeing other people's reactions.
The thing about this series, and it's just my opinion, of course, that it's a drama first and a collection of detective stories second. With that in mind I found this installment to be quite interesting and learnt a lot about Canadian art, Canadian towns, Scottish landmarks (!), and also got some food for thought re: what makes an artist.
Yes, the detective storyline is secondary (plus it only appears at the end and is pretty short), but it's not for the first time, and probably not for the last.
I read this series for its characters, and I enjoyed meeting them again and "hearing" their banter. Also I liked how Clara changed - in Still-Life she's this unwanted artist and somewhat of an outcast who relies on her much more talented (at least as it looked at that time) husband in basically anything. Here she's a flashed-out master who has a strong will, a line of admirers and better understanding of life.
All in all, if you're ready for the murder mysteries to take a back seat and enjoy art, you'll like this one.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark