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elysahenegar's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely excellent, colorful, insightful, delicious, intriguing, and fun from start to finish, even the second time! Flavia de Luce and her love of chemistry, her adventures aboard her trusty bike - - Gladys, her amusing banter with and pranks upon her sisters, and her penchant for solving mysteries are...simply wonderful.
knitwgrace's review against another edition
3.0
Cute mystery told from the perspective of an 11 year old girl (I think...she was young). I liked the character of flavia and her peculiarities. It reminded me a bit of the Spellman books, but not as good as those. That said, however, I will be reading the next one in the series. Honestly the author questions and answers at the end of the book really made the book for me for some reason. They made me like the book and the character more.
cherjbb_55's review against another edition
3.0
Re-read this title for book club and decided to listen to the audio this time. I did enjoy the narrator's interpretation very much but will probably not change my rating. I did like the book better the second time, but am not sure that I will read further.
squids_can_read's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Has this author ever met an eleven-year-old girl? Because I don't think he has.Â
This is a book about young Flavia de Luce and her attempt to solve a murder. The biggest problem with this book is the main character. Flavia is an eleven-year-old who is obsessed with chemistry and has no emotions. She doesn't care about her family or other people but she does care about long-dead people who contributed to chemistry. Flavia also makes the stupidest connections because she doesn't understand human interaction. All of this would be fine if it was explained at all and Flavia wasn't presented as a normal girl, ish. I didn't care about any of the characters and I figured out the mystery halfway through.Â
Honestly, I was so excited for this book but it was just a big let down. If you read other reviews and this book sounds good then give it a go but be warned.Â
This is a book about young Flavia de Luce and her attempt to solve a murder. The biggest problem with this book is the main character. Flavia is an eleven-year-old who is obsessed with chemistry and has no emotions. She doesn't care about her family or other people but she does care about long-dead people who contributed to chemistry. Flavia also makes the stupidest connections because she doesn't understand human interaction. All of this would be fine if it was explained at all and Flavia wasn't presented as a normal girl, ish. I didn't care about any of the characters and I figured out the mystery halfway through.Â
Honestly, I was so excited for this book but it was just a big let down. If you read other reviews and this book sounds good then give it a go but be warned.Â
xokarebear's review against another edition
3.0
A good book (and easy read). Idk why but I just felt meh about it. Not sure if I’m gonna read the other 9 books.
carolynaugustyn's review against another edition
4.0
2018 Reading Challenge- Read a book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends.
If you told 10 year old me that I would enjoy book recommendations from my mother, I would have called you crazy. I was so against wanting to enjoy the same books she loved and suggested that it's comical now to see how many books we both share a love for- especially our love for well written mysteries. I'm a fan of a good mystery- both cozy and hard hitting- and this kind of sits somewhere in the middle. It's not exactly a cozy but it does have some of the traditional tropes of a cozy (untrained detective takes on case close to home, often using their knowledge on a certain hobby to help solve the case). I really quite enjoyed the story and while I did know the "whodunit", I still had fun reading along with Flavia's journey. This is a well crafted mystery that has all the lighthearted fun of a cozy mystery with the seriousness and intelligence of a hard hitting mystery. Thanks to my mom for the indirect recommendation!
If you told 10 year old me that I would enjoy book recommendations from my mother, I would have called you crazy. I was so against wanting to enjoy the same books she loved and suggested that it's comical now to see how many books we both share a love for- especially our love for well written mysteries. I'm a fan of a good mystery- both cozy and hard hitting- and this kind of sits somewhere in the middle. It's not exactly a cozy but it does have some of the traditional tropes of a cozy (untrained detective takes on case close to home, often using their knowledge on a certain hobby to help solve the case). I really quite enjoyed the story and while I did know the "whodunit", I still had fun reading along with Flavia's journey. This is a well crafted mystery that has all the lighthearted fun of a cozy mystery with the seriousness and intelligence of a hard hitting mystery. Thanks to my mom for the indirect recommendation!
mschom24's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
pun1sher's review against another edition
reread
flavia's just like me fr (autistic)
flavia's just like me fr (autistic)
courtsport3000's review against another edition
2.0
I expected so much more from this read. Two separate instances of overt, intentional racism is not a good look. These instances were in no way condemned, nor did they play a role in some larger purpose or moral. They are just there being harmful for the sake of being harmful??? GROSS!!
Also, I feel like I was supposed to find Flavia charming and endearing but instead I found her incredibly obnoxious and arrogant. Not cute.
Two stars earned because the mystery elements themselves were well plotted and because Jayne Entwistle did a PHENOMENAL job with the narration. I’m almost sad I won’t be continuing the series just to experience more of her fantastic narration. Almost sad.
Also, I feel like I was supposed to find Flavia charming and endearing but instead I found her incredibly obnoxious and arrogant. Not cute.
Two stars earned because the mystery elements themselves were well plotted and because Jayne Entwistle did a PHENOMENAL job with the narration. I’m almost sad I won’t be continuing the series just to experience more of her fantastic narration. Almost sad.