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annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
I don't do well with last books in series. It's not so much that I start it and don't want to finish it. I simply don't want to start it, knowing that within a few hours the adventure will be over. However, since I have way too many new stories to discover and characters to befriend I'm trying to finally finish some series I started way too long ago. One of those series is this one. I already know that I will miss Hazel and Daisy.
I didn't read all those classics loads of English speaking people have grown up with. It therefore feels a little like I'm discovering and exploring English literature by reading all the stories written because of it, all the hommages and all the tributes. Of course I recognized the title of the case and I was quite excited to once more accompany Hazel and Daisy on one last adventure outside of England. This time in a country they were both unfamiliar with.
I like how Stevens never shies away from the hard truths. She doesn't make the past a better and prettier time than it truly was. Also in this case she doesn't hide the racism, prejudice and white tendency to claim everything, whether or not it's theirs, for themselves. And yet she never loses touch with the humanity of it all. Just like Hazel and Daisy, each in their own way, try to keep their minds and hearts open when looking at people.
This case is maybe one of my favorite cases of the series, mostly because I really liked the final solution and how the pieces of the puzzle eventually click. Just like I quite enjoyed the tension Stevens created in this book. Starting the book with the statement that Daisy is dead is the best way to start this story. In a way we know what is coming and it's quite exciting to discover the how, even though it's also quite a bit sad.
Like I already said, I'm gonna miss those two girls, but I'm quite glad we'll get a new spin-off set during the second world war! I can't wait to read it!
I didn't read all those classics loads of English speaking people have grown up with. It therefore feels a little like I'm discovering and exploring English literature by reading all the stories written because of it, all the hommages and all the tributes. Of course I recognized the title of the case and I was quite excited to once more accompany Hazel and Daisy on one last adventure outside of England. This time in a country they were both unfamiliar with.
I like how Stevens never shies away from the hard truths. She doesn't make the past a better and prettier time than it truly was. Also in this case she doesn't hide the racism, prejudice and white tendency to claim everything, whether or not it's theirs, for themselves. And yet she never loses touch with the humanity of it all. Just like Hazel and Daisy, each in their own way, try to keep their minds and hearts open when looking at people.
This case is maybe one of my favorite cases of the series, mostly because I really liked the final solution and how the pieces of the puzzle eventually click. Just like I quite enjoyed the tension Stevens created in this book. Starting the book with the statement that Daisy is dead is the best way to start this story. In a way we know what is coming and it's quite exciting to discover the how, even though it's also quite a bit sad.
Like I already said, I'm gonna miss those two girls, but I'm quite glad we'll get a new spin-off set during the second world war! I can't wait to read it!
xkoo_kiex's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
The final book in the Murder Most Unladylike and oh boy it is going with a bang!
This is the last book and boy, it wasn’t easy to get started on this one because I just didn’t want to series to be over.
In this one Hazel and Daisy go to Egypt. And not just them, but also Hazel’s family, Alexander/George, and Amina (who invited the girls). Of course as you can imagine we don’t just see the wonderful wonderful Egypt, but also there is a murder. A gruesome one with quite a lot of twists and turns.
I just love that this one takes place in Egypt and that we got to see many of the places I would love to visit. Not that this is ever going to happen with Corona and how dangerous it is in Egypt these past years. So I take everything with Egypt with a bigger hunger than before.
We meet a cult in this one, people who think that they are reincarnations of Egypts old rulers. Yep. I definitely was rolling my eyes at these people. Good Lord. And the way they acted. That is just not how things work. They messed up things with incantations, had some strange ideas about things. It was just a cult… a scam. I wasn’t a fan of any of the people in them. Yes, maybe the older lady Bartleby. I just felt sorry for her given it was clear she had dementia/Alzheimer. She kept forgetting things, making strange remarks.
The murder was exciting and WOW, I had lots of fun going with our gang to figure it all out. What had happened that fatal night, and who did it? I loved seeing our girls step up their game and loved how Mr Wong let Hazel do things and even helped them out at times. It was exciting and it got more and more exciting with each new thing we discovered. The murder sure was a twisty and turny one.
I am still not sure how I felt about May. On the one hand she helped, on the other hand I just found her annoying. She kept popping up at the most random of times and I was just rolling my eyes for most.
Then there is not just one romance plots.. but two! First up Daisy and Amina. I just love those two together and I had a giggle to how Daisy was trying to ignore her feelings and not do anything with it but in the mean time she was so fawning over Amina. I loved the moments that we clearly saw that Daisy was in love. It was cute to see Daisy, who always acts so grown-up and grand as if love is just something that doesn’t happen, go giggly, make eyes, and other things. I was rooting for her to finally see her feelings and do something. I loved Amina as well and I loved how she always had a reply answer back to Daisy’s words (like when Daisy said she didn’t want to get married and Amina found that a pity). I am so happy with this couple, they fit so well together.
And then there is Alexander and Hazel. Yep. She has been pining after him for quite some time, but he never saw her (or that is how it seems, who knows), but the last few books we saw a change. And in this one things get a bit more further and I was just so happy. I had a big big laugh when Alexander came on the ship, see how Hazel’s father reacts, see how Hazel reacts. It was just the best. And there were a couple of other moments that had me giggling because it was SO CLOSE and then Hazel ducked out. HAZEL! Don’t let that poor boy standing there.
This is the last book and boy, it wasn’t easy to get started on this one because I just didn’t want to series to be over.
In this one Hazel and Daisy go to Egypt. And not just them, but also Hazel’s family, Alexander/George, and Amina (who invited the girls). Of course as you can imagine we don’t just see the wonderful wonderful Egypt, but also there is a murder. A gruesome one with quite a lot of twists and turns.
I just love that this one takes place in Egypt and that we got to see many of the places I would love to visit. Not that this is ever going to happen with Corona and how dangerous it is in Egypt these past years. So I take everything with Egypt with a bigger hunger than before.
We meet a cult in this one, people who think that they are reincarnations of Egypts old rulers. Yep. I definitely was rolling my eyes at these people. Good Lord. And the way they acted. That is just not how things work. They messed up things with incantations, had some strange ideas about things. It was just a cult… a scam. I wasn’t a fan of any of the people in them. Yes, maybe the older lady Bartleby. I just felt sorry for her given it was clear she had dementia/Alzheimer. She kept forgetting things, making strange remarks.
The murder was exciting and WOW, I had lots of fun going with our gang to figure it all out. What had happened that fatal night, and who did it? I loved seeing our girls step up their game and loved how Mr Wong let Hazel do things and even helped them out at times. It was exciting and it got more and more exciting with each new thing we discovered. The murder sure was a twisty and turny one.
I am still not sure how I felt about May. On the one hand she helped, on the other hand I just found her annoying. She kept popping up at the most random of times and I was just rolling my eyes for most.
Then there is not just one romance plots.. but two! First up Daisy and Amina. I just love those two together and I had a giggle to how Daisy was trying to ignore her feelings and not do anything with it but in the mean time she was so fawning over Amina. I loved the moments that we clearly saw that Daisy was in love. It was cute to see Daisy, who always acts so grown-up and grand as if love is just something that doesn’t happen, go giggly, make eyes, and other things. I was rooting for her to finally see her feelings and do something. I loved Amina as well and I loved how she always had a reply answer back to Daisy’s words (like when Daisy said she didn’t want to get married and Amina found that a pity). I am so happy with this couple, they fit so well together.
And then there is Alexander and Hazel. Yep. She has been pining after him for quite some time, but he never saw her (or that is how it seems, who knows), but the last few books we saw a change. And in this one things get a bit more further and I was just so happy. I had a big big laugh when Alexander came on the ship, see how Hazel’s father reacts, see how Hazel reacts. It was just the best. And there were a couple of other moments that had me giggling because it was SO CLOSE and then Hazel ducked out. HAZEL! Don’t let that poor boy standing there.
heatherfrances's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
evieolive's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
ellalikesfrogs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i’m going to miss this series SO MUCH