(Plucked from my Goodreads update. Punched into my phone via a moment of ranting.)
I'm on page 224 of 432 of Sister Pelagia and the Red Cockerel. One of the most saddening DNF's I've ever experienced. The 1st book in this series was NEXT LEVEL. The 2nd book was a creepy yet gripping follow-up. And now this third book? Tsk-tsk. While the first 160 pages got my reading blood racing for more, the story derailed when the author strayed from Sister Pelagia's POV and into other characters for just a little too long. I found myself skimming and skipping around wondering what the hell happened to my girl Pelagia.
Needless to say, once I found her, I also found myself unable to continue with the book. It was as if the momentum just slipped out the window like a plumb of sage smoke. Or, something to that effect. Anyway, for any book I'm stuck inside of reading for over 8 days, BAD NEWS approaches!
With only three books in this series, I have to say I'm sad the ending of Pelagia's journey went down like this. Evidently, I wasn't the only reader who felt her final book was a huge disappointment.
Oh well! Moving right along!
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