Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley

6 reviews

vireogirl's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Camping book #4. Flavia got into more trouble in this one. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

omg_pear's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Not as strong as the others in my opinion and I had a hard time following everything this time around.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

toastyghosty13's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

another mystery solved by flavia de luce. this time, the police are on to her and her antics as she meddles in yet another murder mystery. the inspector informs her father, who attempts to keep her in buckshaw despite her best efforts to solve an attack on a gypsy and a brutal murder of a man with a shady past. 

this mystery was a bit simpler than it’s predecessors, in my opinion, but just as entertaining. i would argue that the cast of characters is even more entertaining in this third installment, and gives recognition to previous characters that make brief returns. 

i can’t wait to read the next adventure that flavia gets to embark on, especially since this last book ended with the wondrous

Antigone, wife of the inspector, invited flavia over for tea. will she and flavia become close friends, even to the dismay of inspector hewitt?

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

dreamerfreak's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another banger by Alan Bradley. Flavia solves yet another riveting mystery with her chemical wit. Dogger remains steadfast and dear to our hearts. We get some more insight into the characters that are Flavia's sisters. Still going strong, and with plenty of room for possible continuations!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

greyeyedathena's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

My favorite Flavia de Luce mystery so far, this book had an unpredictable mystery and some tense scenes of investigation. Still mostly plot-driven, but you can see how Flavia's character and understanding of others is developing throughout the series. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder