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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Cream Buns and Crime by Robin Stevens
4.0
It's quite hard to review this book as it's a collection of a million-and-one things and it's only fun if you've read at least the first 4 books in the series (although reading the fifth too doesn't hurt) and if you really enjoyed those first 4 books. Plot-wise it's not adding anything and the short stories are amusing, but not really delivering the same thrill as the other novels.
However, all the other chapters were quite a lot of fun and along the way also quite educational! There is a list of female detective authors, there is a set of rules to write your own story (and instructions on why some rules are nonsense and should be ignored), Hazel and Daisy give some tips to start your own society, what equipment you need and how to write your journals, there is a list of inspiring unsolved crimes and of course a list of famous detectives.
Along the way the author also explains why she wrote the stories and who her inspirations were. Especially the detailed breakdowns of which stories inspired which parts of her novels was quite nice! If you're really into this genre and didn't read too much yet, you will also walk away with loads of recommendations (and some nice recipes to make treats while reading all those recommendations).
However, all the other chapters were quite a lot of fun and along the way also quite educational! There is a list of female detective authors, there is a set of rules to write your own story (and instructions on why some rules are nonsense and should be ignored), Hazel and Daisy give some tips to start your own society, what equipment you need and how to write your journals, there is a list of inspiring unsolved crimes and of course a list of famous detectives.
Along the way the author also explains why she wrote the stories and who her inspirations were. Especially the detailed breakdowns of which stories inspired which parts of her novels was quite nice! If you're really into this genre and didn't read too much yet, you will also walk away with loads of recommendations (and some nice recipes to make treats while reading all those recommendations).