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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
No
Cute for younger adolescents
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This series continues to be great fun!
In this book, we get an Orient Express adventure, complete with a spy, a murder, and missing jewels!
In this book, we get an Orient Express adventure, complete with a spy, a murder, and missing jewels!
I love this series (I am currently reading it) and the mysteries because you never know who the murderer is until the end. I will be sad after book 7 comes out in 2019 but I am excited for book 6 which is coming out February 8 2018
I always love a good murder mystery book and with Murder on the Orient Express being a classic favourite, I had high expectations. I'm half proud and half annoyed that I managed to figure out most of the solution almost immediately after it happened but that's what happens when you read a lot of mysteries. It still managed to throw some curve balls my way.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think this might be the best of this series so far. It is hard to tell because I love these books so much, but just the fact it takes place on the Orient Express makes me so happy.
These books really remind me of a simpler, middle-grade version of Agatha Christie's mysteries. This especially is a big nod to [b:Murder on the Orient Express|853510|Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486131451l/853510._SY75_.jpg|2285570] both because of the setting and because the characters read the book itself and it is helpful for their investigation. But the case was for some aspects so reminiscent of Christie's spy scenarios:
"I have been given by my contact, someone carrying secrets about Britain’s military capabilities has boarded this train, and will be handing them over to German spies in Belgrade."
I mean, this is so typical! There is also a mention of a "Satterthwaite murder" and I almost screamed at the mention of Satterthwaite from [b:The Mysterious Mr. Quin|16356|The Mysterious Mr. Quin (Harley Quin, #1)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1476892657l/16356._SY75_.jpg|18056].
The mystery itself was s much fun too! I think I guessed the culprit towards the end but it was a nice twist and I was left satisfied.
Hazel's dad was a very good character and I enjoyed seeing the father-daughter relationship change by the end of the book. It also made me really sad to see how they are both treated badly for being Chinese in 1930's Europe.
Just a final thought: Mrs Vitellius. Every single time I would almost laugh at that name (if anyone has that name I am sorry) because in Italian "vitello" means calf and it was so weird to me that she had that surname!
These books really remind me of a simpler, middle-grade version of Agatha Christie's mysteries. This especially is a big nod to [b:Murder on the Orient Express|853510|Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486131451l/853510._SY75_.jpg|2285570] both because of the setting and because the characters read the book itself and it is helpful for their investigation. But the case was for some aspects so reminiscent of Christie's spy scenarios:
"I have been given by my contact, someone carrying secrets about Britain’s military capabilities has boarded this train, and will be handing them over to German spies in Belgrade."
I mean, this is so typical! There is also a mention of a "Satterthwaite murder" and I almost screamed at the mention of Satterthwaite from [b:The Mysterious Mr. Quin|16356|The Mysterious Mr. Quin (Harley Quin, #1)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1476892657l/16356._SY75_.jpg|18056].
The mystery itself was s much fun too! I think I guessed the culprit towards the end but it was a nice twist and I was left satisfied.
Hazel's dad was a very good character and I enjoyed seeing the father-daughter relationship change by the end of the book. It also made me really sad to see how they are both treated badly for being Chinese in 1930's Europe.
Just a final thought: Mrs Vitellius. Every single time I would almost laugh at that name (if anyone has that name I am sorry) because in Italian "vitello" means calf and it was so weird to me that she had that surname!
I was a little disappointed with this one, see, because for once, I had it basically solved on my own. I enjoyed the crazy twists from the first two books better. I'm not saying there weren't any crazy twists in this one, because there were. Just not when it comes to who the murderer was. No, this time I found it quite obvious. But that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy this book.
I love the personalities of both Hazel and Daisy. My favorite parts are when Hazel refers to an action as being "Daisy-ish." I enjoyed the character Alexander as well and I hope that he appears again later on in the series. There was enough humor in here to satisfy me as well. That's all I really have to say about this book. Until the next book!
-Lenni
I love the personalities of both Hazel and Daisy. My favorite parts are when Hazel refers to an action as being "Daisy-ish." I enjoyed the character Alexander as well and I hope that he appears again later on in the series. There was enough humor in here to satisfy me as well. That's all I really have to say about this book. Until the next book!
-Lenni
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