Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens

5 reviews

xvicesx's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

A short and sweet little spy / murder mystery, which is a good fit for the 9-12 category. Our heroes are all in the area of 11, and very determined to make their mark on the world. 

There are a few novel elements compared to the average story of this type, such as the bad start between Nuala and May, and their difficulties coming together to solve the mysteries. May's brash character against Eric's quiet, shy wisdom, against Nuala's creativity and bravery. And a few poignant thoughts every now and again about the lay of the world. 

It was nice, though not supremely memorable, but that may also have something or other to do with the fact that I don't generally care for stories about WW 1 or WW2. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Xenophobia

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense 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

4.75

Really good nice  to see may again and nice to meet a whole cast of new characters and to see some familiar faces too 🥰 can’t wait to read body in the blitz too 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Robin Stevens' books are like Agatha Christie for younger readers and let me tell you, I eat it up. I don't think the pace of this new series was perfectly set -- i.e., I found it oddly slow for the amount of action happening in the plot -- but it was nevertheless joyous to spend a few evenings in the company of May, Eric, and Nuala. Fun fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

sk_coco's review

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Child death and Racism

rachelizx's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail