Reviews

Cream Buns and Crime by Robin Stevens

sophie_fantasy321's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It was a fun book with recipes, short stories, history and puzzles :) 

meganrsxxx's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

year62022's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Sienna G 

hannahs_library_'s review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

aan2328's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

ashleylm's review against another edition

3.0

The individual stories felt about a 4-star for me, but (and I guess I'm not the target market) the intervening bits weren't as captivating ... by the time Stevens' began providing recipes, I stopped reading and simply turned pages until that section was over. I don't think it's possible to get all these short stories any other way, though (or at least, not easy), so it's worth it for them. As an adult I don't need to read the non-fiction bits, I learned nothing new—as a child, they would have been more compelling—but I can only react to how much I enjoy something, not try to imagine a hypothetical child's enjoyment and rating it based on a guess.

Oh, and Stevens experiments with writing with different narrators (Daisy, Beanie, and George? [one of the boys, at any rate]) but they all sound like Hazel, essentially. They say different things (Daisy is more arrogant about her abilities) but the tone is identical, and so long as they're not talking about themselves and describing a room, event, or situation, you would not be able to tell one from the other, or from Hazel. I love her writing—but I couldn't help but notice this deficiency.

(Note: I'm a writer, so I suffer when I offer fewer than five stars. But these aren't ratings of quality, they're a subjective account of how much I liked the book: 5* = an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)

hayley_cummings's review against another edition

5.0

this was so much fun, I loved the mini mysteries and the other little gems that Robin put in here.
so glad I read this and it’s a great companion to the Murder Most Unladylike series ✨✨

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I think this is a nice little collection of murder most unladylike stories definitely recommend 

zarap's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

aaaaaaah's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0