Reviews

Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie

alidottie's review against another edition

3.0

3 and a half stars
Not my favorite in this series, but I did like the back and forth of the story between the near present and WW II England when many city children were sent into the country (like the kids in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe).

melissa_who_reads's review against another edition

5.0

Crombie twists the past and the present, with a crime here and now with roots in the distant past. From the exploration of relationships past and present, and what it is to love and be loved - and why that leads to death twice in two generations. Nice progression of the relationships in the main characters of the series as well, nothing too easy, but hard earned growth.

katel1970's review against another edition

3.0

A bit too depressing, but well-written.

robinwalter's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not as strong as the preceding couple  in the series, this one had a VERY obvious murderer - I knew who was most likely very, very ealy on, and was absolutely right. The interpersonal elements seemd a bit disjointed too. Hopefully it picks back up again in the next one. 

naluju's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Author development,  series expanding, engrossing

nixieknox's review against another edition

3.0

These keep getting more and more like the Detective Lynley series - not as straightforward as the first couple, and I like that. I was surprised we didn't hear anything about the busker's mom. The backstory kind of blew me away, I was not expecting it to be so dark.

kit_moonstar's review

2.0

On the one hand, I did want the characters to process and deal what happened in the last book which happens to a certain extent. On the other hand, I just didn’t enjoy this one as much as some of the others in the series. Duncan and Gemma definitely feel like real human beings the way they are written with all of the inherent messiness that comes with that, but that doesn’t always make for the most fun read. I will admit that I mostly read mysteries for escapism, and overall, this book was maybe a little too real life for me. Part of it was also some of the subplots. This time it’s Gemma’s turn to have romantic interest with one of the potential suspects, and while it doesn’t entirely go anywhere and she and Duncan really haven’t defined their relationship, infidelity isn’t something I enjoy in my romances even if they’re a subplot. I also didn’t really enjoy the mystery as much in this one. I did like the fact that we see Gemma actively working to have a hobby of her own outside of being a mom, a cop, or in a relationship, and the parts with Kit and Duncan working out their relationship were great. But overall this one just wasn’t as satisfying as the past few books in the series. Hopefully, the next installment will be better. Two out of five stars.

paige1947_'s review against another edition

4.0

This is number 6 in the Kincaid-James series by Deborah Crombie- this books just keep getting better and better as the series moves along.

lindseycrouch's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely not my favorite in the series so far, but I still liked it well enough.

arsrose's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.25