368 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest development...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
adventurous 82%
funny 56%
lighthearted 54%
informative 17%
tense 8%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
hopeful 4%
challenging 2%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 46% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism
368 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest development...
Community Reviews Summary of 209 reviews
Moods
adventurous 82%
funny 56%
lighthearted 54%
informative 17%
tense 8%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
hopeful 4%
challenging 2%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 46% | Character: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism