This is actually laying somewhere between a 3 and 4 star read for me. I had a really hard time getting into the story, but it may have been more my mood than the book itself. I was infuriated at first by the language and run-on sentences (which, if you have read my reviews, you know I have given up ...
It's hard not to like Flavia - she's smart, daring, but real in a British, 1950s way. The mystery and setting were fun, and I enjoyed the cultural references. The narrator sounded young and British, but I had to get used to her tendency to sound like she's about to start laughing.
WHY: I'm not a big fan of books that feature precociously intelligent kids, where there is always the danger of the kids being unrealistically grown-up or just too preciously annoying. But this series, featuring an 11-year-old as the mystery solver is supposed to be funny. We'll see.
This and other reviews can be found on Reading Between ClassesCover Impressions: I really like the simplicity of this cover. The symbols are very fitting and the color really makes it stand out on the shelf. The Gist: Flavia de Luce is a remarkable 11 year old. She is fascinated by Chemistry, part...
This was a great book. Flavia de Luce is an 11 year old with a passion for chemistry and who loves poisons. This book takes place in the 1950s. Flavia has 2 sisters, Ophelia and Daphne – Ophelia is a pianist and Daphne keeps her head in a book. One morning, Flavia sees a man lying in the cucumbe...
To be honest... I don't think I would like Flavia in real life. I'm not really fond of youngest child being a middle one myself. But this is an interesting story, right timing, place and pace. Though it's possible that the reason I can enjoy reading it is that I've cheated and read the end so I can ...
I stumbled upon the title of the second book in the series (The Weed that strings the Hamgman’s Bag) and was intrigued, so I decided to give the first one a chance even though I rarely read mystery or detective novels. Not without some trepidation, though, because I feared that I might be severely a...
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