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Sort of like if Harriet the Spy was into poisoning people

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1) by Alan Bradley

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I see these books recommended on Overdrive all the time, and I’m always drawn to their cute covers and fun titles. But then I see that they’re number whatever in the series, and I am loathe to start a series anywhere but from the beginning. So–I finally got a copy of the first book. It was just as much fun as expected. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened […]

Flavia de Luce is at it again. “It” is being awesome, and solving a murder.

Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley

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“Please don’t condescend to me, Mr. Sowerby, I’m not a child. Well actually – strictly speaking, and in the eyes of the law – I suppose I am a child, but still, I resent being treated like one.” This, in a nutshell, is Flavia de Luce. I adore this series! Though a quote on the book jacket describes the young protagonist as Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys (an apt description) I prefer to think of her as a young Jessica Fletcher, and the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacy […]

My introduction to Flavia de Luce

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

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I have to confess, I’m a casual reader of mysteries at best. I do enjoy the genre, when I find a good mystery that I love. But sometimes I just forget to read them. When I was browsing my library the other day (and in my household, that’s only a day that ends in y), there was a display featuring Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce novels. I thought, “Why not?” So I decided that my Fourth of July vacation week would be a perfect time […]

Not as game-changing as I thought and hoped it would be, but still fun.

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia De Luce, #7) by Alan Bradley

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First, a caveat: I was expecting a lot more from this book than it gave me, and those expectations were not unreasonable. In fact, they are a direct consequence of the way Mr. Bradley structured not only this book, but the last book in the series. I was expecting a sort of series reboot: Flavia at boarding school with a new cast of supporting characters, learning to be a spy and such. Or at the very least, that there should be real reason why he […]

Flavia de Luce is all growed up. Kinda.

The Dead In Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

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Flavia de Luce, we meet again. I’ve been nuts about the magnificently precocious 12 year old amateur sleuth ever since the opening pages of the first book, when she looked at the cook employed by her father at their huge country house and thought “will no-one rid us of this turbulent pastry chef?” She is an absolute delight of a character, though the series has shown signs of stalling, as Flavia continues to be the same age and remain in the same location, edging ever […]

What happened to Harriet De Luce?

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

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Wow, that wasn’t what I was expecting AT ALL. In a good way. For me, this is the best of the series. So, fair warning, this review will be chock-a-block full of spoilers, so stay away, far far away if you don’t want to get spoiled all to hell. Usually, I try not to put spoilers (at least, ones involving twists and resolutions of the plot) in my reviews, but in this case, it’s impossible to say what I want to say without talking about […]



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