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4****
The third installment in this series starring a precocious 11-year-old chemistry wizard finds our heroine, Flavia de Luce, caught up with an old gypsy woman and her granddaughter.
I really enjoy this series, and this one is quite good. Bradley puts far less emphasis on Flavia’s chemistry wizardry, and relies more on her indomitable spirit, her curiosity, grace under pressure, quick thinking, and ability to lie through her teeth. Yes, her sisters contin ...more
4****
The third installment in this series starring a precocious 11-year-old chemistry wizard finds our heroine, Flavia de Luce, caught up with an old gypsy woman and her granddaughter.
I really enjoy this series, and this one is quite good. Bradley puts far less emphasis on Flavia’s chemistry wizardry, and relies more on her indomitable spirit, her curiosity, grace under pressure, quick thinking, and ability to lie through her teeth. Yes, her sisters contin ...more
I only picked this book up as it was a winner in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards and I'm doing a challenge based on that list. I think I might have enjoyed this more when I was a teenager. At this stage of my life, I found it rather childish and unbelievable. The heroine is an 11 year-old girl after all. There was so much miscellaneous information (Flavia is a self-proclaimed know-it-all) that I totally lost track of the mystery and had difficultly keeping in mind who/what/why she was chasing c
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Definitely my least favorite of the series so far. Writing this review more than a month after I finished the book, I'm having a hard time even remembering it. Flavia de Luce gets involved with a Gypsy fortune teller who may, may not, know something about Flavia's mother, supposedly killed in a plane crash when Flavia was just an infant. There's some stolen antiques and a rather gruesome murder and allegations of the Gypsies stealing a baby. Of course in the end Flavia figures it all out. But th
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The book begins with 11 year old Flavia accidentally burning down a fortune tellers tent. She invites the woman to stay on her families property and later that night finds the woman injured but not dead. Soon a dead body does appear on the Poseidon fountain on her families estate. Flavia of course helps with the investigation. I like Flavia and the inspector. Flavia's sisters are so obnoxious for no reason and they nearly ruin the books for me. I always hesitate before reading a book in the seri
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2025: Flavia never disappoints in this revisit on audio.
2014: I'm loving the re-read of this series via audiobook. Just as much fun as reading my books.
Flavia is such a fun character and she gets herself into, and out of, the oddest situations. This time she's up against an obscure religious sect, Gypsies, antiques dealers, and the unflappable Inspector Hewitt. These are such fun stories! ...more
2014: I'm loving the re-read of this series via audiobook. Just as much fun as reading my books.
Flavia is such a fun character and she gets herself into, and out of, the oddest situations. This time she's up against an obscure religious sect, Gypsies, antiques dealers, and the unflappable Inspector Hewitt. These are such fun stories! ...more
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