A review by wanderaven
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
4.0
For once, I'm not frustrated that it took me so long to finally commit to this series, as in doing so, now I get to read numbers 1-5 without waiting!
(Though Caroline should be keeping a close eye on her Nook, which is where I suspect she hides #6...)
One of my favorite things about the series are the clever titles, lovely on their own, but this one is especially ties into the story.
Flavia... such an empathic and insightful 11 year old girl - she is both strong and vulnerable, not caring a whit but one person thinks, while yearning desperately for the approval of another. There's so much I love about this character, so much so that even if I'm not especially engaged in the plotline (not especially true here, though I did find I was slighly less interested than in the first two books), I keep reading just for the enjoyment of Flavia.
(Though Caroline should be keeping a close eye on her Nook, which is where I suspect she hides #6...)
One of my favorite things about the series are the clever titles, lovely on their own, but this one is especially ties into the story.
Flavia... such an empathic and insightful 11 year old girl - she is both strong and vulnerable, not caring a whit but one person thinks, while yearning desperately for the approval of another. There's so much I love about this character, so much so that even if I'm not especially engaged in the plotline (not especially true here, though I did find I was slighly less interested than in the first two books), I keep reading just for the enjoyment of Flavia.