I read this series years ago and I remember it being pretty cozy. This book, however, I did not find cozy at all. Yes, there's an amateur detective (an a not so amateur detective acting unofficially) and quite a lot of it takes place in a cozy village in England but the subject matter is far from cozy and honestly, I found the ending to be mostly just depressing. I also didn't enjoy that the focus was mostly on the religious politics of the various candidates for bishop and not so much on secrets of their past. It got a bit preachy feeling which is one of my least favorite things in a book and it didn't help that I never really warmed to Dorothy. I remember enjoying this series years ago but I must admit that I don't think it's for me any longer.

I'm afraid this was not for me. While I enjoy a whodunnit I didn't care for the volume of detail regarding church sermons etc, although of course it corresponds to the setting.

Review of an advance digital copy from the publisher.