Reviews - The Cruelest Month

1.92k reviews for:

The Cruelest Month

Louise Penny

3.96 AVERAGE

storykotori's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

beanbooklover's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

booksthatfeellike's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Was not expecting this to be my favorite of the series so far, but I was happily surprised that this was just the right thing at the right time for me. Was it ridiculous that

Gamache arranged his confrontation with Brebeuf in one room of the Hadley house and the murder case reveal in another?

Yes. Do I get the inclusion of poetry any more than I have in previous installments? No. Did I eat it all up? Yes.

herreadinglife's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

jzike's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

taralynn1107's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

I love this series! The mysteries are slowly revealed, it’s not a thriller but well thought out. The characters are all very different but likable for all sorts of reasons. I’m looking forward to the next in the series.