Reviews

Cuthbert's Way takes place a few months after the events of The Shrine (so reading The Shrine is essential before reading this book). Ryan and his team are still (covertly) investigating the case from the previous book, since his wife was hurt and Ryan almost lost Anna and their baby, Emma. Like The Shrine, pacing in Cuthbert's Way was a little slow for me, but it managed to keep me interested. As usual, the character development and relationships are great. With how far this book is in the series, I'm not surprised about the pacing. This does happen with long series, but even with the slowest DCI Ryan books, there's usually a storyline centring around one of the team that I enjoy reading. The relationship between Ryan and Frank is one of the best parts of the series. The banter and respect is lovely. This is such a cosy series with some loveable characters.

what_steph_read_'s review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

calbert38's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

toellandback's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Cuthbert's Way takes place a few months after the events of The Shrine as Ryan and his team are secretly still investigating the finer points of the situation. Add to that, the arrival of baby Emma into the Ryan household and you have the basic foundation of this story. Although this is one of my favourite series, it seemed a bit slower paced than many of the others and I did get a bit lost with the various situations and clues surrounding St Cuthbert. That said, the characters and their interactions are great and well developed over time and the bar has previously been set so high that maybe my expectation have as well! Not the best in the series but a decent sequel of a kind to The Shrine.

cinnamon_and_rye's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative mysterious fast-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

4.0

mrsruthiewebb's review

Go to review page

4.0

I enjoyed the second part of this particular story which follows on from The Shrine. It was full of twists and turns (although predictably Anna ends up thick in it again). It’s the settings that are a winner for me and I loved travelling through Northumberland once again.

It was really interesting to see Ryan’s father develop further and I’m intrigued to the future relationship ahead.

books_penguin's review

Go to review page

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

More...