Reviews

As always with this series, I really enjoyed this book. A fun little mystery which should keep you hooked for the duration of the short story, following the four children through Ostia (and Rome in this case) is surprisingly entertaining and you will enjoy learning more about them and seeing their characters develop. This is a middle-grade book so the plot and structure is not very complex, however, it's still enjoyable and fun and I'm looking forward to re-reading the rest of the series once I get my hands on them.

melaniegaum's review

Go to review page

5.0

This was another fun adventure in the Roman Mysteries series! This one focused more on Jonathan and his family. Caroline Lawrence is very knowledgeable about the ancient Roman Empire and clearly did a lot of research to make this series accurate and still enjoyable. My only problem was that I read the first three books probably 15 years ago and did not remember details about many side characters.

hattiereads's review

Go to review page

4.0

Another thrilling instalment, including a dramatic climax where Flavia kills an assassin using her tambourine as a discus.
The story is bringing in more and more real historical figures and events, which is nice.

More...