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mollymoo1234's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.75
Really good nice to see may again and nice to meet a whole cast of new characters and to see some familiar faces too 🥰 can’t wait to read body in the blitz too
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Robin Stevens' books are like Agatha Christie for younger readers and let me tell you, I eat it up. I don't think the pace of this new series was perfectly set -- i.e., I found it oddly slow for the amount of action happening in the plot -- but it was nevertheless joyous to spend a few evenings in the company of May, Eric, and Nuala. Fun fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Antisemitism, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism
bookb1itch's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
I really enjoyed this. I wanted to know something about the new Stevens series, rather than blithely adding it to my school library. I actually feel this one is more appropriate for tween readers than the first in the "Murder most unladylike" series. Coincidentally, I began reading this (eBook) on a flight, after beginning my first Christie experience in print, and K Rundell is correct - Stevens IS Christie for kids! If kids want to read murder mysteries, this is the perfect place to start. I especially like that there were not black and white good vs evil themes and that in he author's note Stevens writes that Britain was not blameless in the suffering caused by WWII. Highly recommended, particularly the way Stevens uses 2 different viewpoints to tell the story, developing friction, then friendship between the two narrators, May and Fionnuala (sp?).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
rachelizx's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, War, and Blood
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