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legobitar's review against another edition
3.0
eva_vva's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
cicimae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
asperomari's review against another edition
4.0
This was so cute and fun! I was expecting the mystery to be pretty obvious from the start being a middle grade novel but I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t put together the clue until just before it was revealed!
Also I listened to the audiobook version and now I need Gemma Chan to narrate every book ever
angevba's review against another edition
4.0
Me gustó mucho, aunque definitivamente tengo que admitir que prefiero los "grown up misteries" (si se podría decir así).
Además ¡Esta es toda una serie de libros sobre dos niñas detectives! Definitivamente merece mérito.
thebookwormsfeast's review against another edition
4.0
questionablechilli's review against another edition
- 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
stephen_baird's review against another edition
4.0
Robin was kind enough to give me a few of her lovely US editions of the series, Murder is Bad Manners being the US name for Murder Most Unladylike, and they are such beautiful editions too, strikingly different art from the UK editions, reminiscent of the 30s John Buchan/Agatha Christie covers.
In this first book Daisy and Hazel seem to be ironing out the kinks in their relationship whilst trying to discover who murdered their teacher, Miss Bell.
This involves following various clues, red herrings and threads to their conclusion, and in the tradition of all good murder mysteries the reveal is surprising, but follows from the clues sprinkled throughout the book.
The pace was well-judged, moving along quickly enough to keep a reader interested but not so quick as to lose the thread of the plot, Hazel is a wonderful narrator in the style of a Watsonesque sidekick, but with a bit more personality than that much maligned assistant.
vineela0705's review against another edition
3.0
I just couldn't resist reading Murder Most Unladylike after coming upon the charming cover. The story was just what I expected to be, two little busybodys stumbling into an actual mystery they could lay their hands upon. Nonetheless, the suspense was well maintained and no ends left dangling about.
The first Wells & Wong mystery follows the misadventures of spoilt, narcissistic albeit intelligent Daisy and shy Hazel who has self-esteem issues. I couldn't reconcile myself into liking Daisy. She is self-centered, mean and selfish. In plain words, she's a bully who takes advantage of others' craving for friendship for her own purposes. However, she's not totally irredeemable. Hazel seems to have a calming influence on her.
,p>Poor Beanie. It is hinted that she might be dyslexic, and the other kids keep making fun of her.
The narration, setting and the story itself seem incongruent to the 1930s era. I don't think rumors of homosexuality were lightly taken as everyone seems to have done in the story. Neither Miss Lappet's alcoholism. However, Hazel's father anglicism is temporally accurate. The educated citizens of countries under the Raj at that time did love everything English. Extra points for that.
Daisy's uncle sounds terribly interesting. Think he'll make an appearance in the next book. One thing that eating away at me was the suspect list. While the style a la [b:The Princess Diaries|38980|The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)|Meg Cabot|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355011082l/38980._SY75_.jpg|2073907] was charming, if the list appearing multiple times is the same one compiled at the beginning, their later findings should come after the original notes. Else, space was magically found in the columns. What the hell, the book's actually readable and perfect for middle graders.