Their relationship is one of the strongest in this series made up of relationships and seeing where it began was a treat for the reader. Penny gives us the Jean-Guy Beauvoir/Armand Gamache origin story. There are so many elements that create the magic of this book. Penny had told her publishers that, after releasing two books in 2021, she would not release one in 2022. This is Louise Penny’s best book-and what sort of series writer throws in their best book as the 18th entry? Probably the most amazing thing, and I believe the reason this book is so phenomenal, is that it is a book that wasn’t supposed to exist. The thing is that this book didn’t just meet the bar. I’ve loved all but one (and that one I liked), so the bar was understandably high here. I’m not alone in loving Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache books. If a book is part of a larger series, I believe it needs to be judged on its merits and that of its fellow books. I have a rule: I don’t give 5 stars to series books. A World of Curiosities (Armand Gamache #18) by Louise Penny
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