feministbookorm 's review for:

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

3.75

dark reflective 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: No

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I am a HUGE Louise Penny fan. She is a hugely talented, literary crime writer who combines deep character development with murder mystery. How sad that she is going down the same route of  aso many crime/murder mystery writers in that storylines veer more and more towards terrorist/conspiracy plots instead of actual crime/murder storytelling. I don't read her wonderful prose to be reminded or immersed in huge political or societal problems.Quite the contrary , I DO seek escape from those very things . Please Louise, let's have crimes solved by the wonderful three pines characters....not plots that barely mention them and just remind me how awfully frightening the world is .Sign me : disappointed literary fan .