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Egal wo Flavia und ihr getreues Fahrrad Gladys auftauchen, scheint es fast so, dass die nächste Leiche nicht weit ist. Auf Buckshaw ist der Spätsommer angebrochen. Eigentlich hatte Flavia vor, sich auf dem Jahrmarkt zu amüsieren, aber dann fackelt sie aus Versehen das Zelt der Wahrsagerin ab und fühlt sich nun verpflichtet, der Zigeunerin und ihrem Pferd derweil auf Buckshaw-Land einen Platz anzubieten. Doch das sehen viele mit Misstrauen und es reißt alte Wunden wieder auf, denn beim letzten Be
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I'm biased. I love Flavia to bits, and I can't sincerely criticize this book. I think this book does exactly what I expected it to do - entertain me. I actually don't care much for the premise, Bradley writes a brilliant heroine. The minor characters aren't bad either. There's a lot I would actually ask of this series - the mystery, if any, surrounding Harriet's death; Dogger's background; Feely and Daffy behaving better towards Flavia or at least a reason as to what changed between the three as
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Flavia de Luce, precocious eleven year old chemistry whiz and amateur sleuth, has gotten involved in yet another crime. Flavia decides to get her fortune told at the village fair and ends up burning down the tent of the gypsy fortune teller. It was just an accident but Flavia wants to make it up to her by taking her to Buckshaw (the family's crumbling estate) and letting her park her caravan while she recovers from the effects of smoke inhalation. When Flavia goes back to check on her she finds
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Jan 08, 2014
Megalion
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Flavia de Luce is very entertaining as the central character and I really applaud the author's authenticity in remembering that Flavia is an 11 yr old girl. Precocious or not, she's still subject to the intense ups, downs and imagination of a child.
This one made me laugh out loud the most.
This reads like a series written for an adult audience but is clean of language and any overt or detailed sex themes so not inappropriate for younger readers as well.
In my opinion, the first four books can be ...more
This one made me laugh out loud the most.
This reads like a series written for an adult audience but is clean of language and any overt or detailed sex themes so not inappropriate for younger readers as well.
In my opinion, the first four books can be ...more
3.5 stars. I still enjoyed this mystery, but not quite as much as the first two in the series.
Oct 07, 2012
Candy
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2013
Steven
marked it as to-read
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Apr 03, 2018
Lori
marked it as to-read
Apr 30, 2022
Carolyn
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