A review by lindseyrinehart
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I continue to love this series, but I didn’t really enjoy the “supergun” storyline here. It pulled attention from the murders and the overall character growth. It felt like there were several heavy threads here and too much time was spent on one thread and the others didn’t get fully explored.