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A review by lilylanie
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
4.0
This is another cute (and not even terribly predictable!) mystery about Flavia de Luce, world's most ingenious 11-year-old chemist and detective.
I re-read my entry about the first book in this series to see if my opinion has changed, but I think I'm still of the same mind. The books seem to be in limbo between adult literature and something geared more to teens, but since I like reading children's lit that doesn't bother me. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag is full of more quaint countryside and kooky characters, most of whom are not what they seem. There is still very little light shed on the disappearance of the mother, who supposedly died in an odd moutaineering incident. I do realize that this mystery will be drawn out as long as the series goes on, but I'd hoped for a few more clues.
Definitely a light and enjoyable read, and I'd probably have considered it brilliant if I'd read it as a teen.
I re-read my entry about the first book in this series to see if my opinion has changed, but I think I'm still of the same mind. The books seem to be in limbo between adult literature and something geared more to teens, but since I like reading children's lit that doesn't bother me. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag is full of more quaint countryside and kooky characters, most of whom are not what they seem. There is still very little light shed on the disappearance of the mother, who supposedly died in an odd moutaineering incident. I do realize that this mystery will be drawn out as long as the series goes on, but I'd hoped for a few more clues.
Definitely a light and enjoyable read, and I'd probably have considered it brilliant if I'd read it as a teen.