Scan barcode
redheadtreefrog's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
greaydean's review against another edition
4.0
This series is fabulous.
I lose myself in each book. I forget about time and keep reading.
Goofy sibling infighting/informing, delightful detection, romps on "Gladys" (her bicycle), trouble and danger, foolishness, childishness burgeoning on adulthood, classical references galore (some I know, some I don't, only if I hadn't given up on that English minor).
Absolutely pure delight that keeps me reaching to flip the next page between chuckles.
I can't give it 5 stars only because I don't believe that this is a classic, but maybe I should redefine what a classic is. As it has references to great works of literature from all centuries, it works through family relationships and mourns pain and loss, class wars, maybe it has all the ingredients. Is the star of great fiction only 11 years old and functioning in a mystery?
I lose myself in each book. I forget about time and keep reading.
Goofy sibling infighting/informing, delightful detection, romps on "Gladys" (her bicycle), trouble and danger, foolishness, childishness burgeoning on adulthood, classical references galore (some I know, some I don't, only if I hadn't given up on that English minor).
Absolutely pure delight that keeps me reaching to flip the next page between chuckles.
I can't give it 5 stars only because I don't believe that this is a classic, but maybe I should redefine what a classic is. As it has references to great works of literature from all centuries, it works through family relationships and mourns pain and loss, class wars, maybe it has all the ingredients. Is the star of great fiction only 11 years old and functioning in a mystery?
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
one of my favorite detective series - although not necessarily one of my favorite books in the series so far.
libwinnie's review against another edition
4.0
Flavia de Luce is at it again with her bicycle Gladys, her knowledge of chemistry and her superior powers of observation. How does a missing baby, an injured fortune-teller, a murdered local and a piece of her family's silver tie together? As always with Alan Bradley books, murder is almost fun.
katharines's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this one a little more than #2. I felt you could see better where she came to some of her conclusions, rather than pulling them from thin air.
Flavia is starting to grow on me. I wasn't much of a fan at first, finding it difficult to believe that a young girl would think and behave the way she does, but I've always been a fan of a strong female detective (hello Nancy Drew!).
Flavia is starting to grow on me. I wasn't much of a fan at first, finding it difficult to believe that a young girl would think and behave the way she does, but I've always been a fan of a strong female detective (hello Nancy Drew!).
ecweeks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75