The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jun 15, 2012 Candace rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-thriller, 2012

I spent over a week reading this book -- much, much longer than I usually spend on a mystery. I had a hard time getting into the story and I wasn't immediately drawn to the main character. She grew on me some by the end, but was a bit unbelievable. Of course, that may be because I am not into science and cannot imagine anyone knowing that much about chemistry at such a young age. I will probably not make an effort to read any of the other books in the series. ...more

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Jul 07, 2013 Steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery

Absolutely delightful. I enjoyed the characters (who wouldn't love Flavia) just as much as the mystery. Can't wait to read the next, just loved getting lost in Flavia's world. ...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-fiction, mystery

Once again, a rating thwarted by Goodreads's lack of half-stars. I actually rated this one at 4.5 stars. The narration is awesome and the feel of the book reminded me a little of Lemony Snicket. Flavia is very precocious for her age and there are a lot of ten-dollar words at work. It's very light-hearted and whimsical for a mystery and that made it all the more fun. I also really liked all of the chemistry references sprinkled throughout the plot. I'm just nerdy like that. ...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Veronika rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: murder-mystery, male-author

Really enjoyable, witty and charming and with a really sarcastic, but very loveable main character. The mystery was also pretty awesome, dark and entertaining. Also I honestly didn't knew who the murderer was until Flavia found it out. ...more

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