The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Ummm - still love the characters, but this one was odd. Gamache is lost...and so was this book. Peter Morrow has never been my favorite character, so I didn't miss him the past couple books. It was nice to see something more redeeming in him, but I think I started feeling a bit incredulous at the developments in this one. On to the next-- It will be better.

Happy reading--

(Book 114 - 2019)

Glass Houses

Glass Houses by Louise Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

SO fascinating and well done. The scale of the crime started similarly to other stories and then ramped up to include international drug cartel drama. Brilliantly told and engaging. I love the conversation about what is actually a moral action and when the greater good must be fought for even at the expense of conscience. Loved it!

Happy reading--

(Book 115 - 2019)

A Great Reckoning

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 It might not seem very festive, but I read six Louise Penny's between the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas. This was the fourth of the sixth, and it was just as enthralling as the others. I liked seeing the new cadets and the foundational principles of the Surete at work. I loved the map details and the references to World War I and the lost sons of Canada. I also liked the full circle of Gamache's story as details of his childhood interplayed with his current experiences.

Happy reading and if you haven't read a Louise Penny yet, start!

(Book 113 - 2019)

The Nature of Beast

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was interesting tale to add to Penny's Gamache series. The "boy who cried wolf" cliche paired with the "nature of the beast" cliche were powerfully woven into a story where past sins were called into the forefront. So often we think that the past doesn't define us, but Penny plays with how the "sins of the fathers" still haunt us today. Plus I'm always up for historical references...this one includes Vietnam, Saddam Hussein, etc. Well told and gripping as always--

Happy reading-

(Book 112 - 2019)