Less Than a Treason

FINALLY! The cliffhanger at the end of [b:Bad Blood 15785231 Bad Blood (Kate Shugak #20) Dana Stabenow https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353396907s/15785231.jpg 21503554] is resolved, or of course there would not be a #21. It's been so long (over four years!) since I read #20, though, that I had to go back and re-read the last bit of it to understand the beginning of this novel. That wasn't happy-making, and it had a negative effect on my ability to just dive in and enjoy the book.Once things got going, though, everything was good - it's still a five-star read. Kate is in fine form, although as usual she is definitely affected by recent events. We see a lot of Jim Chopin here - in fact, he figures as largely as Kate does. I'm not sure how I feel about that.Stabenow has always done a good job of showing us a Niniltna that grows and changes with the times, with people coming and going, being born and dying, which is realistic. That hurts at times when you're attached to the characters. I don't want to get into spoilers, but you'll see when you read it. And you should definitely read it!