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12. Yes, I love her books. I'm on the library wait list for her latest. I usually

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:58 AM

Oct 2013

do not like or read 'cozy' mysteries, but hers are much different because they evoke such a beautiful setting and have such rounded characters that the usual thinness and flatness of a cozy mystery are not present in her books.

And yes, make sure to read them in order so you can get to know recurring characters well and follow the changes in their lives.

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Anyone here a Louise Penny fan? [View all] CTyankee Oct 2013 OP

Yes, I am. I think I may've posted about her novels Lex Oct 2013 #1

I've started that book. It takes a bit of getting used to. I guess it's because she's a Canadian, CTyankee Oct 2013 #2

It is quaint. It's more of a cozy than anything else. Lex Oct 2013 #3

thanks. I'll keep up with it, even tho mystery isn't my favorite genre. Even fiction isn't my CTyankee Oct 2013 #4

What did you / do you think of it, CTyankee? Lex Oct 2013 #6

I'm having trouble getting into it. CTyankee Oct 2013 #7

It's not a swiftly paced Lex Oct 2013 #8

what is the best thing about this book (and her others)? Is it plot twists (which I love)? CTyankee Oct 2013 #9

I love the way she describes the setting Lex Oct 2013 #10

I'll try again... CTyankee Oct 2013 #11

Haven't read her newest, but a fan elfin Oct 2013 #5

Yes, I love her books. I'm on the library wait list for her latest. I usually Nay Oct 2013 #12

thanks! CTyankee Oct 2013 #13

Just started one. Mz Pip Nov 2013 #14

I love that series - TBF Nov 2013 #15