The first book in this series was such a brilliant debut, that I just couldn't give this one 5 stars, but nevertheless, I enjoyed it immensely. Flavia is a wonderful, precocious, almost scary child. The mystery wasn't quite as compelling in this one - Flavia is never in any great danger - so it come...
Eleven year old Flavia has done it again! Outsmarted the local constabulary, saved the day with an extremely creative, chemical concoction and solved another murder accompanied by her trusty bike Gladys. She pedals around the village and surrounding countryside, ferreting out secrets and succeeds ...
bookshelves: books-with-a-passport, published-2010, autumn-2011, paper-read, mystery-thriller, poison, period-piece, britain-england Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Hayes, Wanda Read on September 18, 2011 Pressie from Haloed Hayes. Thank you, thank you very much indeed.Upon opening this I find a ye...
I really enjoyed the first book in the Flavia de Luce series. Half the reason I read books in the first place is atmosphere. If you build me a world that's fun or intriguing or exciting to hang out in, I will be very willing to forgive any missteps in your books, and if there aren't really any, I wi...
Second in the series, again a lot of fun, another English Manor mystery set in the early '50s, with a precocious 11 year old heroine, Flavia. Flavia is an autodidact chemist, and an amateur sleuth, who solves a contemporary murder mystery and a 5 year old mystery at once. The story follows the firs...
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, but it's still Flavia and all her glory. Bonus points for including a marionette as a key player in the story!
As posted on SFF Book ReviewsI devoured the first Flavia de Luce mystery while on holiday. I thought it would be perfect for a lazy afternoon at the beach and some light reading. While it wasn’t a perfect book, I found myself missing that charming young protagonist with a passion for poisons and a k...
Second book featuring child-detective Flavia de Luce. I suspect I'm one of the few who doesn't find this character endearing. She's annoying, amoral, and far too precocious for belief. I did enjoy this story more than the first, though.
Second book featuring child-detective Flavia de Luce. I suspect I'm one of the few who doesn't find this character endearing. She's annoying, amoral, and far too precocious for belief. I did enjoy this story more than the first, though.
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