A review by bluehound
Still Life by Louise Penny

3.0

I really wanted to like this book. And I can see why people do. But here are a few things. The writing is in third person, that is fine. But every few paragraphs it changes to a different person in third person. At the most, there should only be one person's thought every chapter, even better only one or two for the entire book. It is very distracting. Which brings me to the second part. There is no mystery if every person except the one who did it, displays their thoughts. And the third part. There are so many unnecessary characters it is hard to keep them separated and none have any true depth. Fourth, the mystery isn't what is happening here. The story is about how the characters interact with each other, the murder is beside the point.
Why did I give it three stars? Because I loved the main character, even though there was not enough book to make him a three dimensional person. I felt like it might the beginning of something, but hadn't yet gotten there by the end of the book and I felt like it had potential. Alas, I don't think I can read anymore of the series because I have better books to spend my time on.
I can see why people like these books and you may also, but I need substance in a book and this just does not have it.