240 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1472124138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Constable
Publication date: 13 January 2022
Description
Her table manners were a crime. But she didn’t deserve to die!There’s not a cloud in Hamish Macbeth’s sky – just plenty of warm sunshine but not quite enough of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But as eight hopeful members of the Checkmate S...
Community Reviews Summary of 316 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 60%
funny 36%
adventurous 20%
dark 8%
relaxing 8%
emotional 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 40% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Body shamingModerate
Vomit, Misogyny, Violence
240 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1472124138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Constable
Publication date: 13 January 2022
Description
Her table manners were a crime. But she didn’t deserve to die!There’s not a cloud in Hamish Macbeth’s sky – just plenty of warm sunshine but not quite enough of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But as eight hopeful members of the Checkmate S...
Community Reviews Summary of 316 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 60%
funny 36%
adventurous 20%
dark 8%
relaxing 8%
emotional 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 40% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Body shamingModerate
Vomit, Misogyny, Violence