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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Once Upon a Crime by Robin Stevens
4.0
And today it was truly time to say goodbye to these characters. I usually don't read two books by the same author within a week, but since this was the last book in the series and since it were short stories and since it's not like this is the kind of world I want to drown in I thought it wouldn't do much harm if I'd pick it up anyway. After all, two out of six stories I had already read anyway so I didn't need to read the entire book to begin with.
The few short stories I still had to read were all really entertaining. I especially loved the little mystery George and Alexander had to solve. Don't get me wrong, I really love the girls, but it's so much fun to see the boys get some work done without Daisy stealing all the best jobs. And the case was even more fun because it wasn't really a murder case and therefore it had more of a feel good ending. Once more, I love murder cases, but stuff like this is quite nice once in a while.
I also really liked the last story in this collection, although it's quite strange to read a story set at the beginning of World War II when we might be on the brink of World War III. For some reason all the emotions, the idea of spies being everywhere, the knowledge that they're building hiding places, all of a sudden seems way more real. I can't imagine how weird it must be for Stevens to write the first book in May's series, set during World War II, right now.
I also like that Daisy and Hazel got the proper goodbye they deserve. Of course, I'm quite sure that even as adults they will still accomplish quite a lot and I'm quite sure that they will have loads more adventures and cases, but it will without a doubt be much more sinister and for sure much more official. It's good to see though that the world isn't without daring children solving murders when adults refuse to see it's a murder to begin with.
I can't wait to dive into the new series!
The few short stories I still had to read were all really entertaining. I especially loved the little mystery George and Alexander had to solve. Don't get me wrong, I really love the girls, but it's so much fun to see the boys get some work done without Daisy stealing all the best jobs. And the case was even more fun because it wasn't really a murder case and therefore it had more of a feel good ending. Once more, I love murder cases, but stuff like this is quite nice once in a while.
I also really liked the last story in this collection, although it's quite strange to read a story set at the beginning of World War II when we might be on the brink of World War III. For some reason all the emotions, the idea of spies being everywhere, the knowledge that they're building hiding places, all of a sudden seems way more real. I can't imagine how weird it must be for Stevens to write the first book in May's series, set during World War II, right now.
I also like that Daisy and Hazel got the proper goodbye they deserve. Of course, I'm quite sure that even as adults they will still accomplish quite a lot and I'm quite sure that they will have loads more adventures and cases, but it will without a doubt be much more sinister and for sure much more official. It's good to see though that the world isn't without daring children solving murders when adults refuse to see it's a murder to begin with.
I can't wait to dive into the new series!