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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Book 17 in the series.
I actually came to this series after watching the tv series on Netflix. And I'd not read any other book in the series. Each book is its own stand alone story. But, if you've come to the books after the TV show, be warned, they have many differences. It took me a bit to get past my preconceived notions and settle in to the mystery. Once I did, I enjoyed it and finished it in just a few hours.
I love Phryne, book and TV version. She's spunky, smart, observant and caring.
I will most certainly be reading more books in the series.
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book provided by the publisher, via NetGalley.*
I actually came to this series after watching the tv series on Netflix. And I'd not read any other book in the series. Each book is its own stand alone story. But, if you've come to the books after the TV show, be warned, they have many differences. It took me a bit to get past my preconceived notions and settle in to the mystery. Once I did, I enjoyed it and finished it in just a few hours.
I love Phryne, book and TV version. She's spunky, smart, observant and caring.
I will most certainly be reading more books in the series.
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book provided by the publisher, via NetGalley.*
Was die TV Serie in Ausstattung fürs Auge den Büchern voraus hat, machen sie in Komplexität und
Detailreichtum dreimal wett.
Detailreichtum dreimal wett.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Phryne. She is a grown-up's Nancy Drew. She's sophisticated and daring, rich and ribald, wise and witty, and able to keep up with boys even better than Nancy ever did. The plots are never all that intricate, but they're so much fun!
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adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Like any book with such a fun, frivolous and flamboyant main character, Murder on a Midsummer Night is a great read. Add in a couple of mysteries, lots of luxury, and Kerry Greenwood's grasp (and liberties) on history, and you have a extremely enjoyable read.
Not one of her best, but definitely an interesting mystery. One that, quite literally, took until the end of the boom to wrap up. I have to give that to this author, she packages the mystery up nicely. No loose ends. At least for the reader.
This is the second Phryne Fisher mystery I have read, and is the 17th in the series. At some point, I plan to backtrack and read all of the books in this series. I find Phryne to be absolutely delightful; she is a young, independent woman living in Australia in the 1920's. She has adopted two teen daughters, knows how to live the good life, and enjoys solving mysteries. If I could be a character in a book, I might just have to choose Phryne Fisher.
At the end of almost every chapter in this book, a piece of some other story was told. It was perplexing, as the reader knew it would somehow tie into the story that involved Phryne, but I found it a bit irritating...until the final installment at the end of the book. That provided an "aha!" moment, and I went back to re-read those small bits. Clever bit of writing on the part of Ms. Greenwood.
There were two mysteries in this book: one involved discovering whether or not the death of a man was homicide or suicide. The second found Phryne trying to discover the fate of an illegitimate child of a rich lady, much to the dislike of the remaining relatives, with whom the estate would be shared.
Greenwood paints delicious word pictures, and writes an excellent mystery as well!
At the end of almost every chapter in this book, a piece of some other story was told. It was perplexing, as the reader knew it would somehow tie into the story that involved Phryne, but I found it a bit irritating...until the final installment at the end of the book. That provided an "aha!" moment, and I went back to re-read those small bits. Clever bit of writing on the part of Ms. Greenwood.
There were two mysteries in this book: one involved discovering whether or not the death of a man was homicide or suicide. The second found Phryne trying to discover the fate of an illegitimate child of a rich lady, much to the dislike of the remaining relatives, with whom the estate would be shared.
Greenwood paints delicious word pictures, and writes an excellent mystery as well!
lighthearted
mysterious
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced