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actuallyjusthanne 's review for:
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
by Alan Bradley
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was so fun! I didn't know that this book was coming out--I totally thought this series was over--so I was so excited to see it on a "recently released" shelf at my local bookstore! I ended up getting it from the library as I don't own this series and, while I'm interested in eventually collecting the series, am not emotionally ready to commit to this big of a series yet (nobody asked lol but that is why I got it from the library!).
This series holds so much nostalgia for me: I read/listened to the entire series one year while I was in college, and while truthfully I don't remember much about it at all, I remember the vibes that going through this series gave me. I loved getting back into the world, and the whole book was so quintessentially Flavia. The vibes were immaculate as always, and once again, there wasn't actually as much chemistry talk as I would have liked.
Flavia is really growing up a lot, and I loved being in her shoes again, and of course, the other characters in her house are so good! Dogger is one of the best characters in literature, in my opinion, and getting to see more of Mrs. Mullet than in previous books was really fun. The peeks of Undine were also fun, though I am starting to get annoyed with Flavia about her attitude towards Undine. The mystery was interesting but truthfully I wasn't very invested in it, I was more into the setting and house and chemistry more than the actual plot.
To be completely honest, I didn't really understand what a lot of the story was about or how the mystery was solved, and at the end I felt like it tied up too nicely. At the same time, I also didn't care too deeply about it, so I wasn't very pressed about it. Some of the plot points are starting to stretch my suspension of disbelief. There were a couple big plot twists, which I am certain allude to future books, which I am fairly ambivalent towards.
I think I will read as many of these books as there exist, but I don't expect any of them are going to be my favorite book anytime soon. I still loved reading it though, and it was really quick to fly through: I read it in bits and pieces over the course of a weekend and it was really fun!
This series holds so much nostalgia for me: I read/listened to the entire series one year while I was in college, and while truthfully I don't remember much about it at all, I remember the vibes that going through this series gave me. I loved getting back into the world, and the whole book was so quintessentially Flavia. The vibes were immaculate as always, and once again, there wasn't actually as much chemistry talk as I would have liked.
Flavia is really growing up a lot, and I loved being in her shoes again, and of course, the other characters in her house are so good! Dogger is one of the best characters in literature, in my opinion, and getting to see more of Mrs. Mullet than in previous books was really fun. The peeks of Undine were also fun, though I am starting to get annoyed with Flavia about her attitude towards Undine. The mystery was interesting but truthfully I wasn't very invested in it, I was more into the setting and house and chemistry more than the actual plot.
To be completely honest, I didn't really understand what a lot of the story was about or how the mystery was solved, and at the end I felt like it tied up too nicely. At the same time, I also didn't care too deeply about it, so I wasn't very pressed about it. Some of the plot points are starting to stretch my suspension of disbelief. There were a couple big plot twists, which I am certain allude to future books, which I am fairly ambivalent towards.
I think I will read as many of these books as there exist, but I don't expect any of them are going to be my favorite book anytime soon. I still loved reading it though, and it was really quick to fly through: I read it in bits and pieces over the course of a weekend and it was really fun!