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A review by bowienerd_82
A Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters
4.0
I very much enjoyed this little collection of short stories, particularly because the edition I got from the library had illuminated manuscript style illustration (a lovely surprise). I also enjoyed the intro by the author- it was nice to see some of her thoughts on Cadfael and the series.
The first story ("A Light on the Road to Woodstock") was perhaps the least interesting, despite being the story that leads to Cadfael becoming a friar. It was fun to see him in his earlier days, but really not that necessary, and the mystery itself was hardly that.
The second story ("The Price of Light") was the most compelling of the bunch. Set in earlier days of Cadfael's monkhood than the books, it was a nice little microcosm of the usual book style, making me wish that the author had written more Cadfael short stories.
The last story ("Eye Witness") was also well done, and I enjoyed seeing some of the townspeople. It wasn't a particularly remarkable story, but it was still a pleasure to read.
The first story ("A Light on the Road to Woodstock") was perhaps the least interesting, despite being the story that leads to Cadfael becoming a friar. It was fun to see him in his earlier days, but really not that necessary, and the mystery itself was hardly that.
The second story ("The Price of Light") was the most compelling of the bunch. Set in earlier days of Cadfael's monkhood than the books, it was a nice little microcosm of the usual book style, making me wish that the author had written more Cadfael short stories.
The last story ("Eye Witness") was also well done, and I enjoyed seeing some of the townspeople. It wasn't a particularly remarkable story, but it was still a pleasure to read.