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Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters

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ulrikedg's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Yes, I'm bingeing these! So far, I think book two is my favorite, but I enjoyed the minor twist at the end of this one. Still a lovely series.

Audiobook narrator Patrick Tull gets 4.5 stars.

captlychee's review against another edition

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3.0

A very lengthy setup for a pretty easy mystery in this one, and so there's a lot of padding and fluffery about Cadfael's pre-monastic life. For all tham the setting is still rich in detail and well-described, and as usual there's a ot of attentjon to historical accuracy. And the interesting fact that 'monk's hood' the flower is also known as 'wolfbane'. So now I know what to get next time I'm at the nursery.

pauline_90's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

theabee's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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jkeenereads's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

english_lady03's review against another edition

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4.0

Monk's Hood has always ranked among my favourite Cadfael stories, and unlike some of the other novels, I found I actually liked it as much as the TV adaptation (which did not change too much). Plus, the audiobook narrator does an excellent Welsh accent.

Well worth a read. I just wish Head of Zeus would put more of the Kindle editions on sale.