A review by jkdehaven
The Road to Grantchester by James Runcie

3.0

This book acts as a prequel to the Grantchester mystery series. It tells the story of Sidney Chambers as he fights in World War II and eventually decides to become a priest. I enjoyed reading the Grantchester mysteries and watching the miniseries. However, I struggled that this book essentially switched genres. While the mysteries are told in short story, with Sidney working to solve a mystery, this is more of a work of historical fiction. As a result, I did not enjoy this book as much as the mystery stories. I feel like the mysteries were more successful for storytelling. Still, I appreciated the story about how Sidney became a priest. It also offers some good insight about what it is like to experience PTSD and try to re-engage in everyday life.