Still Life / A Fatal Grace / The Cruelest Month
Ratings55
Average rating3.7
Such a good read.
I struggled to get into the beginning of the book. I was very intrigued but couldn't picture where the story was going. I'm happy i kept reading because it picked around the 100 page mark for me. I loved chief inspector Gamache as a character. The mystery was sooo interesting that it kept me guessing. The ending was not expected at all, but made son much sense. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Loved the cozy mysterious vibes from this book! Also I had no idea who the killer was until very close before the reveal which was fun.
Кумедний летектив. Може здатись трошки затягнутим, але в нього є своя атмосфера.
Розгадку я не відгалада аж до самого самого кінця. Авторка гарно відвернула увагу, і гортаючи знову, можна було таки здогадатись, хто саме винний. Але магія спрацювала.
The writing was absolutely terrible. It's frankly baffling to me that this book is so beloved and has won several awards. I would have loved to get to know small-town Quebec, but alas, it's not meant to be with me and this author... just goes to show how different people can have such different relationships to authors. If you sort by one and two-start reviews, people with more patience than me have given good examples of what was off about the writing.
Most enjoyable as all other Louise Penny books I have read. I loved the twists and turns in the plot.
A good mystery with a flawed group of people. I figured out the who before the end, so showing the flaws of the characters didn't affect the solution. It did however make the book much more realistic. I can't wait to get a hold off book two.
listened to this one in the car. it's a nicely layered mystery and very well crafted. really liked the humor and found myself laughing out loud at several points. Am looking forward to reading others by this author.
Short Review: a small town murder in rural Canada. This was recommended to me by a friend because I really liked Bruno Chief of Police series. This series is a bit older and doesn't spend quite as much time on food and wine, but is similar in feel. The characters are the focus and the crimes are real but the focus is telling the story, not leading the reader on a path. This seemed pretty straight forward but lead to a number of false leads before resolving itself. There is a clear back story to the book, so I assume the rest of the series will work on revealing that back story. There are now 10 books in the series so I have a ways to go.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/still-life/
I listened to the audiobook from Scribd. I am really liking the ebook/audiobook subscription service. If you have not heard of it or are interested in my review it is http://bookwi.se/scribd-a-review/
I enjoyed this novel. It is the first in a series involving Inspector Gamache, written by Louise Penny. Penny's most recent novel has gotten a lot of great reviews so I thought I would start the series.
There is definitely a first novel feeling to “Still Life.” It dragged in some spots and there were elements of the book that had no direction. But about a quarter into the book, I wanted to know more about the characters and who had murdered sweet Jane Neal, an fixture in the small town of Three Pines. It had a satisfying ending & I will be picking up more novels written by Louise Penny.