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eak1013's review against another edition
4.0
Well, speak of the devil. This is totally Phryne's [b:Murder Must Advertise|351559|Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #10)|Dorothy L. Sayers|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1389232617s/351559.jpg|1459650], if only Harriet Vane had been kidnapped by pirates while Peter was churning out advertising copy. Still enjoyable, though.
wyvernfriend's review against another edition
3.0
Phryne is investigating the death of the illustrator of fairy stories and at the same time investigating the disappearance of Lin Chung
buttonsbeadslace's review against another edition
3.0
I read this because I've seen the TV show, and I have to admit, it fell flat for me. It was interesting to see what was changed and what stayed the same between the book and the TV version. But that was really all I got out of the book. "Hmm, that's different. Hmm, that's the same. Hmm, why did the author do it this way?" Nothing about the plot, or the characters, or the narration, really drew me in.
ashleu's review against another edition
4.0
Originally posted at Nose in a Book
I love Phryne (Fry-knee) Fisher. If I lived in the late 1920’s/early 1930’s, I would want to be her. She is fun, fancy and loves life. She also is in love with Lin Chung, or better yet finally admits to her love of him for various reasons. Don’t get me wrong, this is a murder-mystery through and through, but Greenwood puts just the right about of romance into the story. Plus, Lin Chung never once tries to change Phryne, his old-world grandmother does, but Lin Chung accepts her the way she is: a rarity in 1928.
Back to Away With The Fairies, this is the 11th book in the Phryne Fisher series (previously reviewed here and here) and like the 10 before it there are are two story lines. The first storyline in this mystery is the fact that a well-known mystery author has died and Phryne takes a job at the local paper where the author worked to get to the bottom of it. The second storyline involves Lin Chung and the fact that he has gone missing. Do you see why Phryne figures out how much she loves him?
Both story lines are thrilling and could have easily been two separate books; however, with the way that Greenwood rights the two meshed together perfectly. The Lin Chung storyline carries over into the murder-mystery because Phryne is legitimately worried. Thankfully Phryne has help with the assistance of Mr. Butler, Dot–her maid, and her two drivers. She trusts everyone in her life and because of this they all help her to solve the mystery and Lin Chung’s disappearance (those darn pirates!)
So yes, once again my love of Phryne continues.
I love Phryne (Fry-knee) Fisher. If I lived in the late 1920’s/early 1930’s, I would want to be her. She is fun, fancy and loves life. She also is in love with Lin Chung, or better yet finally admits to her love of him for various reasons. Don’t get me wrong, this is a murder-mystery through and through, but Greenwood puts just the right about of romance into the story. Plus, Lin Chung never once tries to change Phryne, his old-world grandmother does, but Lin Chung accepts her the way she is: a rarity in 1928.
Back to Away With The Fairies, this is the 11th book in the Phryne Fisher series (previously reviewed here and here) and like the 10 before it there are are two story lines. The first storyline in this mystery is the fact that a well-known mystery author has died and Phryne takes a job at the local paper where the author worked to get to the bottom of it. The second storyline involves Lin Chung and the fact that he has gone missing. Do you see why Phryne figures out how much she loves him?
Both story lines are thrilling and could have easily been two separate books; however, with the way that Greenwood rights the two meshed together perfectly. The Lin Chung storyline carries over into the murder-mystery because Phryne is legitimately worried. Thankfully Phryne has help with the assistance of Mr. Butler, Dot–her maid, and her two drivers. She trusts everyone in her life and because of this they all help her to solve the mystery and Lin Chung’s disappearance (those darn pirates!)
So yes, once again my love of Phryne continues.
shelbycat's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read all the others in this series. I loved that the characters were so familiar to me after watching the TV series.
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