The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9) in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 25, 2019 Astrid Lim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mistery, twist, british, young-adult, dysfunctional-family, series, lovely-heroine

3.5 stars- not my most fave Flavia’s story- a bit too much unnecessary distractions in my opinion. The core of the mystery was a bit neglected and the solution is unsatisfactory. But still- Flavia charmed me as usual, and I’m intrigued on where Bradley will take the series now that some major tragedy has happened. The next book just came out and I can’t wait to delve into it!!

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Aug 16, 2018 Kay rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense-crime, available-mcpl, audiobooks, fiction

Okay, so my first encounter with this series is at book 9, which I know didn't give me a chance to "bond" with any of these characters or know their backstories, but still... this was pretty tedious.

I checked out the audiobook from my library before I had a longish drive, thinking it would be entertaining and help time pass. Initially, as I braved the crazed traffic along the DC Beltway, I was pleasantly distracted by the reader and somewhat charmed her rendition of Flavia. Plus, it was engross ...more

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May 07, 2018 Nancy H rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was surprised at how this book began, but after that it was its usual, wonderful Flavia story. I enjoy the cleverness of the main character, and I really like her relationship with Dogger, which changes a bit in this tale. As always, I can't wait for the next book to be published because I enjoy this series very much. ...more

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Feb 20, 2018 Georgia Carvalho rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Reading a new Flavia De Luce book is a bit like visiting with a comfortable old friend. It feels so great. This installment was, in my opinion, a lot better than the past two. I really enjoyed seeing her relationship with Dogger and her sisters evolve. I hope that Dogger keeps recovering from his PTSD and will be the anchor Flavia needs at this difficult time in her life.

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