Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Daughter of the Morning Star (Longmire, Bk 17)

Daughter of the Morning Star (Longmire, Bk 17)
cyndij avatar reviewed on + 1031 more book reviews


Overall I enjoyed it a lot, although I had a few quibbles wit it. Some of them could be because I raced through the book in one evening, so I might go back and see if I missed a couple points. But any time Walt and Henry go on a road trip is going to be interesting. And the topic dealing with the murders, disappearances and/or abuse of Native women is so sad, and ought to be more publicized. I thought the statistics could have been worked into the conversations a little better, but it wasn't something that bothered me. Good pacing, lots of tension, and a really heavy dose of the mystical or supernatural element that often occurs. I do like that in the books but this time it did seem too much, what with the over-reaction of the priest who just sees a picture, and then the non-ending of that storyline. I guess we'll see it again in the next book. The bit where Walt is shanghied into coaching the basketball team was pretty funny at least he didn't really have to do anything. And wow, that Walt is tough. He spends a day unconscious from a concussion and then just walks out with no lingering effects? Maybe that's what explains the ghost... Well anyway, despite raising an eyebrow here and there, I really enjoyed spending time with Walt again.