#11 - Flavia de Luce
As with Inspector Gamache, Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce is another favorite detective of mine. Set in mid-20th century England, Flavia is a young girl in love with chemistry and she has a cheek that is all her own. I am not best pleased by the growing prominence of her cousin Undine but I cannot deny that she provides an excellent foil now that Ophelia and Daphne (Flavia's older sisters) are not so much in the picture. The manservant, Dogger, is always a welcome character and of course, Mrs. Mullet, who finds herself in the center of the turmoil this time. It was actually kind of nice learn more of Mrs. Mullet. I also appreciated a grand surprise in this tale (no spoilers, of course). Overall, though, not my favorite Flavia novel.
4.25/5
As with Inspector Gamache, Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce is another favorite detective of mine. Set in mid-20th century England, Flavia is a young girl in love with chemistry and she has a cheek that is all her own. I am not best pleased by the growing prominence of her cousin Undine but I cannot deny that she provides an excellent foil now that Ophelia and Daphne (Flavia's older sisters) are not so much in the picture. The manservant, Dogger, is always a welcome character and of course, Mrs. Mullet, who finds herself in the center of the turmoil this time. It was actually kind of nice learn more of Mrs. Mullet. I also appreciated a grand surprise in this tale (no spoilers, of course). Overall, though, not my favorite Flavia novel.
4.25/5
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