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I love this series about Flavia DeLuce, precocious young chemist and her dysfunctional family. In this installment, Flavia discovers her family connection to international intrigue while she also ponders the meaning of lose and grief. As I said, I am a big fan of this series, but I felt this book very nearly went of the rails in straining my willing suspension of disbelief. The fantasy feel of the series, which is always barely held at bay in the other books, seemed to really threaten to overwhe
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This intriguing series just keeps getting better and better. (view spoiler) I can't wait for the next book in this series, because the ending opens
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This was another great book in the Flavia de Luce series. I really enjoyed the fact that he addressed some of the ongoing mysteries and set the stage for a new direction with a more mature Flavia and a new background. I am looking forward to the next books.
Oct 20, 2014
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