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A review by dominic_piacentini
The Raven in the Foregate: The Twelfth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Christmas in Shrewsbury. Two dead priests: one will be missed, one certainly won’t be.
Empress Maud sat upon her throne less than year before her cousin once again usurped her, reshuffling increasingly wary allegiances. I appreciate the entries in this series whose plots lean into the English Anarchy more deliberately. And here, we see another on-the-run Maud loyalist in disguise as an herbalist-in-training and smuggled into Wales with their newly found lover by none other than Brother Cadfael (This trope might be getting tired.) There are many similarities (and callbacks) to One Corpse Too Many, which is still the strongest in the series, but I don’t care. The pacing on this one is pitch perfect.
Empress Maud sat upon her throne less than year before her cousin once again usurped her, reshuffling increasingly wary allegiances. I appreciate the entries in this series whose plots lean into the English Anarchy more deliberately. And here, we see another on-the-run Maud loyalist in disguise as an herbalist-in-training and smuggled into Wales with their newly found lover by none other than Brother Cadfael (This trope might be getting tired.) There are many similarities (and callbacks) to One Corpse Too Many, which is still the strongest in the series, but I don’t care. The pacing on this one is pitch perfect.