A review by howattp
The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This first installment in the Cecil Younger series brings us into an engrossing world filled with rough, flawed characters. I’d not read any of this series before, and I’m curious if they’re all like this: it’s about the why rather than the what. It’s a murder mystery in which we aren’t so much finding out who did it (though that’s still part of it); it’s more about why it happened. I’m excited to read the rest someday!