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So far, all of my ratings for the Flavia de Luce books have been four or five stars, but this is something of an oddity in the series and doesn't really work for me. In the previous book, we had learnt that Flavia was to be sent to Miss Bodycotes Female Academy in Canada, presumably to learn to be a spy, as her aunt had hinted.
Although that all sounds very exciting, Flavia outside of her beloved Buckshaw is a rather sad affair. No yarroing around the countryside on Gladys, her beloved bicycle. ...more
Although that all sounds very exciting, Flavia outside of her beloved Buckshaw is a rather sad affair. No yarroing around the countryside on Gladys, her beloved bicycle. ...more
You had me at the opening line-"If you're anything like me, you adore rot. It is pleasant to reflect upon the fact that decay and decomposition are what make the world go round."
Oh Flavia, what a joy this last adventure was to read! Although suffering from being "banished" from her beloved Buckshaw and laboratory she pulls through like a trouper and solves the mystery to boot! And a very good mystery it was of the decapitated body stuffed up the chimney. While I miss the interaction between Fee ...more
Oh Flavia, what a joy this last adventure was to read! Although suffering from being "banished" from her beloved Buckshaw and laboratory she pulls through like a trouper and solves the mystery to boot! And a very good mystery it was of the decapitated body stuffed up the chimney. While I miss the interaction between Fee ...more
Love Flavia. Very different from the others in the series as it takes place in the U.S.
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley.
Flavia is on her way to Canada crossing the pond cruising away from all that's familiar. Miss Fawlthorne welcomes Flavia to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy. Flavia is shown to her room, the Edith Cavell room. All is so strange and indifferent to Flavia that is until as she strolls the halls of the Academy she comes across the framed portraits of former students that have since passed. And Flavia stops by the portrait of her Mother, Harriet. One fam ...more
Flavia is on her way to Canada crossing the pond cruising away from all that's familiar. Miss Fawlthorne welcomes Flavia to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy. Flavia is shown to her room, the Edith Cavell room. All is so strange and indifferent to Flavia that is until as she strolls the halls of the Academy she comes across the framed portraits of former students that have since passed. And Flavia stops by the portrait of her Mother, Harriet. One fam ...more
I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I loved Flavia's bravery and self reliance at starting a new school in a different country, but was appalled by how her family had rejected her. Her loneliness was heart-breaking. Although her knowledge and personality are well above the average of her age, she is still only a 12 year old. Her sisters have always been quite cruel to her, but she really loves her father, even though he is a very withdrawn person, a note from him would have gone a long way
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