Cait

my rating was boosted by nostalgia... but 50 years of Star Trek? awesome! and I will definitely read/listen to the balance of the trilogy

The Kindle version is edited. The audiobook contains more appropriate language (i.e. offensive words).

I’m afraid Louise Penny has ruined the audio version of the series with this new “narrator” who is no more than a reader! Alexa would not be much different, except for the proper French pronunciations. I am so disappointed to lose all the nuances of the characters, their voices are GONE! She (Louise) claims that he is an actor, but he must only be a physical one, because he exhibits no voice acting here. Horrible choice for this series :(

As far as the story? I enjoyed the previous arc about the monastery, so I was looking forward to the return to “Between the Wolves”. I enjoyed her earlier books highlighting different Quebecquois locations, and the history and culture of the area. Unfortunately, her later books are more political. I may read The Black Wolf, but otherwise, I am done with Louise Penny.

Because of the reader, I can not rate this higher than 2.5/3 stars.

Narrator has a harsh voice, really irritating!

Too much shallow dialogue. All kinds of weird created words and abbreviations.

2061 (really??) The plot was good, but the execution was not.

The Trilogy as a whole was a bit uneven (three different authors). The third part was too long and there were no surprises. I would give the whole 3.5 stars.