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Aug 03, 2018talk2terih rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was my first go at a Flavia de Luce mystery, and for the most part, I found it quite enjoyable. Granted, as others have noted, I was at a considerable disadvantage not having read the previous novels. There was a lot of catching up to do and not much background info was given in this book to go on. But I soldiered on because I found Flavia to be such an interesting character - one minute your typical bratty younger sister and the next being impossibly brilliant (and just a bit smug about it). The book has flaws. There are indeed confusing loose ends and at the conclusion, one is left with almost more questions than answers. But perhaps such confusion is intentional by the author and offered as a sort of cliffhanger to drum up interest in the next episode. I will pick up one or two of the earlier books and fill myself in on the history of the characters and their relationships. Then I shall be ready for the next installment.