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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
dark
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The weird double climax at the ending where the two plots converged felt forced.
The Chief Inspector Gamache storyline: 4.5 stars (holy moly!!!)
The seance murder storyline: 2.5 stars. I couldn’t get into it and didn’t find it convincing. Plus minor plot holes were bothering me.
Also - what is with the Three Pines residents and getting angry about killing anything in nature?! Gilles’ rants about how logging is tree murder reminded me of the first book (Still Life) rants about how all hunting is murder. Is Louise Penny vegan? Does she want us all to stop farming and hunting? What is the point of putting characters with such extreme black&white views into books? Especially when they have absolutely no connection to the plot???? Real life is much more nuanced, and including nuance in feelings/behavior makes your characters more believable. I feel like this is part of what makes the Three Pines cast seem ‘caricatured’.
I really enjoyed how the stories were woven together though. Louise Penny’s style is different and hard to follow at times, but makes for an interesting read and stretches my mind.
The seance murder storyline: 2.5 stars. I couldn’t get into it and didn’t find it convincing. Plus minor plot holes were bothering me.
Also - what is with the Three Pines residents and getting angry about killing anything in nature?! Gilles’ rants about how logging is tree murder reminded me of the first book (Still Life) rants about how all hunting is murder. Is Louise Penny vegan? Does she want us all to stop farming and hunting? What is the point of putting characters with such extreme black&white views into books? Especially when they have absolutely no connection to the plot???? Real life is much more nuanced, and including nuance in feelings/behavior makes your characters more believable. I feel like this is part of what makes the Three Pines cast seem ‘caricatured’.
I really enjoyed how the stories were woven together though. Louise Penny’s style is different and hard to follow at times, but makes for an interesting read and stretches my mind.
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
No