A review by dennasus
The Good, the Bad and the History by Jodi Taylor

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

And so the "Chronicles of St. Mary's" saga comes to an end. Except for the few more short stories, which are mostly standalones. This last one was a continuation of the last-but-one - plot wise and all and I liked it allright. I still think the whole detour about Insight etc. was a bit unnecessary. It left me with so many more questions about the main nemesis and how it was all supposed to have played out. The Sleeper bit was kind of a cool surprise, but again.. so many questions. It felt like these last two books brought more unfinished new plots instead of finishing the many existing ones. Like whatever was the point of the Isabel Barclay detour and Leon being accused of murdering his wife and the secret Max is still keeping from him. At least as far as I know.

I might be overthinking this. All in all the series was great fun to read. Some books more than others, but I guess that's to be expected with 14 in a series. 

There was not enough Leon and Matthew in the last few ones and that's a hill I'm willing to die on. At some point this year, I will start reading the spin-off with Matthew as one of the main characters to fill that void.