In terms of actual discussion of the book? To be honest, there’s not much I can say that I didn’t say a couple of days ago about the first one. Because of course our protagonist is conveniently closed to important historical occasions. But it’s good having something I actually know* about as the setting, not just “medieval Welshness occurs”. I am led to believe they keep doing that for a while, with various mildly improbably escapes and so forth, so it may be a backdrop I stay used to. Shockingly, given how much I enjoyed the first one, I continue to be much enamoured of the doings of Brother Cadfael – this time, with additional historical shenanigans, as it’s more clearly entrenched in the history of the period (a few years after A Morbid Taste for Bones), and Stephen and Matilda are having it out to decide who gets to be monarch. And when I know the whole series is 20+ books long, so it’s not even like I have to pace myself to make sure it lasts me, what am I supposed to do? If you answer “exercise some restraint”, then I’m afraid you don’t know me well enough. The problem with murder mysteries, right, is that once I’m in the mood for them, it’s really really hard to… stop. Did I just immediately buy and read the second Cadfael book? It’s a mystery none shall ever solve.
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