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A review by rjdenney
Murder Is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
4.0
4 STARS!!
This was a fun and thrilling read! I loved that the main character Hazel Wong is diverse in that she's Asian and that she's overweight and I think we need more characters like that, especially in Middle-Grade fiction. There was also some incidents where Hazel being Asian was used to hurt her by the other students at this boarding school and I liked how that stayed true, also because this takes place in the 30s it's extremely faithful that this is how POC were treated back then and still today.
Now to the mystery! I did not see the ending coming and I sure as heck didn't see that reveal coming and I really enjoyed that as a mystery lover. This is also very dark for MG and you all know I love dark MG so I loved that so much. I'd say if you're looking for something fun, full of mystery and drama then this one is for you and that U.S cover edition is to die for! I've already ordered book 2 today on Amazon. :)
- Richard
This was a fun and thrilling read! I loved that the main character Hazel Wong is diverse in that she's Asian and that she's overweight and I think we need more characters like that, especially in Middle-Grade fiction. There was also some incidents where Hazel being Asian was used to hurt her by the other students at this boarding school and I liked how that stayed true, also because this takes place in the 30s it's extremely faithful that this is how POC were treated back then and still today.
Now to the mystery! I did not see the ending coming and I sure as heck didn't see that reveal coming and I really enjoyed that as a mystery lover. This is also very dark for MG and you all know I love dark MG so I loved that so much. I'd say if you're looking for something fun, full of mystery and drama then this one is for you and that U.S cover edition is to die for! I've already ordered book 2 today on Amazon. :)
- Richard