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laurahappily's review
4.0
I loved Flavia de Luce so much! She was an incredibly spunky heroine and she made the book fun to read. I'd definitely recommend this. Very entertaining!
hrentz's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fun, lighthearted mystery with lovable characters
emily_madcharo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
b0ok_drag0n52's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent writing!
Excellent mystery writing. Sharp and witty with lots of twists and turns. Flavia is a little devil, and extremely enjoyable to follow. Can’t wait to see what comes next.
Excellent mystery writing. Sharp and witty with lots of twists and turns. Flavia is a little devil, and extremely enjoyable to follow. Can’t wait to see what comes next.
cutenanya's review
3.0
This is an interesting book but at the age of 11, I doubt Flavia is capable of what she did in real world and since the story is too remote from reality, I have a hard time connecting to the.characters.
henry10's review
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
broncoannee's review against another edition
It was too annoying that a child was just trying to beat the cops and withholding information to do so
x_librarian's review
4.0
Something about this book reminded me of the Enola Holmes series, but for adults. Flavia de Luce is a slightly darker character, with her love of chemistry and particularly poisons. The book isn't fast-paced, but clever witticisms abound.
greenleafbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book a lot, especially considering the time period that it’s set in isn’t something that I usually read about. I also really liked the mystery. the only thing that made me rate this book lower was that it was kind of slow for the middle part of the book and only started getting exited at the end. Overall I still enjoyed this book and I want to read the next one sometime in the future.
midici's review
3.0
3.5 stars
Flavia de Luce is a smart, energetic, irrepressible brat of a girl; an entertaining protagonist whose curiosity gets her into trouble at the drop of hat. The youngest of three girls, she mocks her sister Ophelia's love of fashion and boys, her other sister Daphne's love of books and literature, and her father's obsession with stamp collecting. Of those three hobbies, one would assume that the stamp collecting would be the most harmless. That would be incorrect.
Flavia overhears an argument between her father and a stranger. She then finds the stranger dying in her front garden. This sets off the chain of events that leads Flavia to discover the truth of two very unique stamps stolen years apart, a murder that was passed off as a suicide, her father's part in both of those events, and most importantly - who killed the man in their garden.
I really liked following Flavia as she biked around town, alternatively lying to and flattering people to get what she needed to know. Some of the narration became a bit cumbersome; a few too many references to books I haven't read and chemists who's discoveries I don't remember. Besides Flavia, the faithful Dogger and the constantly exasperated Inspector Hewitt were my two favourite characters.
Flavia de Luce is a smart, energetic, irrepressible brat of a girl; an entertaining protagonist whose curiosity gets her into trouble at the drop of hat. The youngest of three girls, she mocks her sister Ophelia's love of fashion and boys, her other sister Daphne's love of books and literature, and her father's obsession with stamp collecting. Of those three hobbies, one would assume that the stamp collecting would be the most harmless. That would be incorrect.
Flavia overhears an argument between her father and a stranger. She then finds the stranger dying in her front garden. This sets off the chain of events that leads Flavia to discover the truth of two very unique stamps stolen years apart, a murder that was passed off as a suicide, her father's part in both of those events, and most importantly - who killed the man in their garden.
I really liked following Flavia as she biked around town, alternatively lying to and flattering people to get what she needed to know. Some of the narration became a bit cumbersome; a few too many references to books I haven't read and chemists who's discoveries I don't remember. Besides Flavia, the faithful Dogger and the constantly exasperated Inspector Hewitt were my two favourite characters.