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orchidlilly 's review for:
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
by Alan Bradley
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Flavia does more espionage, on accident, and hates it this time. As always, Flavia's narration is delightful, and extremely nosy, as she should be. This one feels like it's somewhere between a murder mystery and a James Bond for English girls. While the whole Nide mystery of it all is fun, the actual murder felt a little bit like it took the back seat. We get a little more information as to what dad De Luce's whole deal was, which is nice because his whole wet-blanket thing always seemed like a red herring. The whole reveal, as well as Flavia's cutting ties, did feel a little bit canned. Not terrible overall, and I don't hate the whole espionage thing that has been subtly intertwined with Flavia's life, but maybe it's better to keep the espionage aspects in the realm of subtlety.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism