So I didn't actually finish this book yesterday, I read it some time last year, but it's my book of the day for last weekend, so I'm writing about it now.I really enjoyed this series, this was the last one I read, and I see that #6 was just released, so I should definitely pick up the rest. There are some things I really like about these books and some things I really did not.First of all, the setting and the mood and the tone of this book is just picture perfect. You can really feel yourself on the moors, on the cliffs, on the small beach. You can feel the chill, the fog, the ambiance. All three of the first books in this series are very well written and transport you to a vast and lonely moor.The protagonist herself is interesting. Very smart, but fairly ordinary, you feel like she has lots of potential, but she is not living up to it. Getting towards middle age, but not quite there. Quite a sleuth, but more interested in old bones than new murders. I feel that in some ways, although we are inside her mind in these books, we don't really understand her or her motivations. Almost like seeing her through a sheer curtain.She does things sometimes that I really don't understand. I felt at one point that there was a bit of unrequited crush on the detective, but I was very surprised by the consummation, and procreation that resulted. I don't particularly like her as a single mother, I feel that it lessens her power as a protagonist, but I'm not sure why. It certainly lessens her activity, and in some ways I feel that it mutes her concern for the case.She focuses a lot on Nelson and the baby, particularly in this book, and less on what actually is a really cool, interesting mystery. I think that's why I drifted away from this series after this book, though it just may not have been available from my library's e-book catalog.Anyway, I liked it and I'm going to put #4-6 on my "want to read list" so I remember to come back to them at some point.Book of the day for July 26-27, 2014! 3.5. I waver with this series. The mystery in The House at Sea's End wasn't as strong or, really, as interesting, as the previous two installments. I did like the introduction of the new characters--the Hastings family and Maria and George. I like that the area is getting a little more fleshed out. That said, this mystery was a yawn. I didn't care who killed the soldiers (because the book didn't make me care). I was more sad about what happened to the old guys. The whole Dieter aspect seemed just like it was thrown in to force a red herring. Craig wasn't fleshed out at all. I'd forgotten who he was until the end.Nelson and Ruth: I am actively rooting against this coupling. I can't stand it. It annoys me, and is a huge drawback to the series. I wish Peter had been Kate's father. I don't get this pull they supposedly have (I mean, aside from the whole Kate thing). As the series goes on, I find Nelson and Ruth less an less interesting/appealing as characters and the background characters (Cathbad, Shona, Judy and even Clough) more interesting. To be honest, the main reason I'm going to read the next book is because I want to see what Michelle does with her new-found knowledge.
Do You like book Gezeitengrab (2013)?
didn't like this one as much as her other novels but still enjoyable. bonus if you like bones.
—Tecarl
It was good. I'm looking forward to reading more of her works.
—Gearer
