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I love Flavia de Luce a bit more with each book. I won't say too much about this particular novel since the setting is of course the same, and I wouldn't want to give away any of the deliciously twisty mystery, but I love the person Flavia is turning out to be. Fewer of her misadventures seem like simple stupid courage (as they did in the first book) and more like carefully plotted detective work, though she still does things that the mother of any 11-year-old would shudder to contemplate. I like how even though she is clearly intelligent beyond her years, she still has bouts of naïveté and gullibility that reflect her true age.

I immediately started on book #4 in this series and can hardly wait to see what Flavia gets up to next.

fekete815's review against another edition

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4.0

4.3 stars
This has been my favorite Flavia de Luce mystery so far. I don't know exactly what made this better in my eyes, but I found myself rather engrossed. I had a difficult time putting it down.

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adventurous mysterious

Strong character development? No

4.25

the best in the series so far. i hope her sisters eat dirt though

clueking's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

3.0

dcm7918's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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4.0

I really like this historical mystery series with the young chemist Flavia. I admit that I'm secretly jealous of her chemistry lab. The murder in this one was a little gruesome, but that didn't seem to bother Flavia at all, she's a tough cracker for only 10. I did expect with all the foreshadowing for there to be more development of the backstory of her mother.

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