A beautifully written book with such detailed description I felt like I was right there. Truly magical. This is a book worth taking some time with - to truly enjoy the world the author has created.

This book is not one I would normally pick to read but I enjoyed it. I would recommend! I think I’ll continue reading this series!

This book started out slow for me and initially felt scripted. However there is a lot of food for thought about our actions during a crisis. Would make a great book club book!

This is book 6 in the Armand Gamache series and I recommend that you read them in order, as some events carry over from previous books. This is an excellent police procedural series and I thank my s-i-l Julia for recommending this series to my wife and I. We both enjoy it. This book is one of the author's best that I have read so far and I rate it 4.5 stars rounded down. This book opens with Armand recovering both physically and mentally from events in the previous book. Armand is on medical eave from his position as Chief of the Homicide Surete(Quebec Provincial Police) team. He is drawn into investigating a murder that has taken place in Quebec City. At the same time he suspects that he may have made a mistake in his role in convicting a murderer from the previous book. He asks his #2 in the Homicide team, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, to re-investigate the crime unofficially. Jean-Guy is also on medical leave and agrees to do so. Both cases are solved with a satisfactory ending. Both men are starting to heal, both physically and mentally. I grew up in Buffalo, NY and I can remember occasional cold spells where the temperature dipped to below zero, once to -20F. M y parents and friends would always comment that "you know it's cold because you can feel the snow crunching underneath your feet when you walk." This book takes place in February in Quebec City, where crunchy snow is an every day occurrence and daytime temps go to -30(book doesn't say Celsius or Fahrenheit, but both are bitter cold). Some quotes: Describing the Literary and Historical Society: "It takes a lot of effort to halt time, and for the most part they've done it." Conversation between members of the Champlain Society: Rene: "I sometimes thinks that we are in a rowboat society." Jean: "A what?" Rene: "A rowboat. It's why we do things like that." He jerked his head toward the window and the dot on the river. "It's why Quebec is so perfectly preserved. It's why we're all so fascinated with history. We're in a rowboat. We move forward, but we're always looking back." I raced through this library book in 3 days.

This is a moving tale of a Jewish family during WWII. I could not stop listening. This book broke my heart, had me cheering, holding my breath..so many emotions!

Cute story with a great opening that will hook you. The story does get a little bland mid way through but picks up so the end is worth the happy feeling.

Harry has been watching a killer for years. A person who got away with two murders. When this killer is found dead, people around Harry are starting to think that he is responsible . In the meantime, Harry is involved in a trial involving a famous Hollywood producer who is accused of murdering two women. What Harry doesn't know is that this producer arranges for the murder of the killer who Harry has been chasing. Now it is Harry's turn to be accused for the murder of this killer.

I think I’ve just found a series I’m going to enjoy! So far I would recommend it. This book was very hard to put down. I love the concept of saving her family’s pharmacy by expanding into an eco spa!

This book was not as good as Uprooted was but it was still well written. It was written in multiple different view points, which I think added to the story but there were times when it was hard to tell which person was narrating the story. I've also found that while most of her plot lines are well developed, her romance plot lines are not. They feel out of place and like they just put that as an afterthought. It felt abrupt and unnecessary to the plot, and took away from the magic of the story. Overall though it was a good book, and it's good if you ignore the poorly written romance

This was a good book about animals who hibernate. It intrigued my son enough to keep asking questions about what and why certain animals hibernate.