1.93k reviews for:

The Cruelest Month

Louise Penny

3.96 AVERAGE

trix898's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mollycarter7's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

valeriejl's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abares17's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

sydpo's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

sheilalent's review against another edition

5.0

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Tidbits of wisdom abound: "How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes."

noahzhesandy's review against another edition

4.0

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I thought that the crime/mystery in this one was solidly overshadowed by the Arnot case, which I wasn’t overly sad about, but the explanation of the case at the end was a bit anticlimactic…

laurensm_th's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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The book that compelled me to finally email Louise Penny 

lmt23's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hanrochi's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced