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Title: A Rare Benedictine
Series: Brother Cadfael #21
Author: Ellis Peters
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Medieval Mystery
Pages: 130
Format: Digital Edition
Series: Brother Cadfael #21
Author: Ellis Peters
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Medieval Mystery
Pages: 130
Format: Digital Edition
Synopsis:
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3 short stories.
One about how Cadfael chose to become a monk and then 2 that were
referenced in other books but never fleshed out.
My
Thoughts:
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Apparently, the previous book, Brother
Cadfael's Penance, was the “real” final book in the
series. I kind of wish I had known that going in to this book so I
wasn't constantly looking for a series wrapup.
This was just a series of short stories about Cadfael. Beyond the
first one where we find out just how Cadfael becomes a monk, the
other stories felt extremely familiar, almost like re-treads. Nothing
bad but nothing really good either. Decent reads is what I'd qualify
it as.
I felt very “whatever” at the end of the book and am glad I'm
done with Cadfael. Between this and the bomb that P.D. James turned
out to be, I think I'm done with any sort of “mystery” genre or
sub-genre for quite some time.
★★★☆☆
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