Reviews

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

evanlooy's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

outoftheblue14's review against another edition

3.0

Non è stata una brutta lettura, ma non mi ha pienamente convinta e non saprei dire perché. Non vedevo l'ora che finisse... Daisy mi ispira molta antipatia, non c'è verso, la trovo molto irritante e non capisco perché Hazel le obbedisca sempre.

barmyjen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 A cross between Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie, this was a fun, easy read that reminded me of the books I read when I was a kid. I shall enjoy the rest of the series!

elizafaerie's review against another edition

It's weird for a White person to write a book with a minority character who experienced internalised racism. It is giving off racist author vibes, it's a bit a dodgy. Also at no point could I pinpoint which decade this occurs with the racism that occurs.

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Content Warnings

Racist author probably

dragenphly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

silkmoth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I heard about this series from the Shedunnit podcast, and when this title was part of an Audible offer I thought I'd try it. 

This is a boarding school mystery set in 1930s England. A bit more depth is provided by the narrator being a Chinese girl from Hong Kong. We see the challenges that she has to negotiate to become accepted. 

The mystery was satisfying and the investigation didn't seem too unrealistic. I enjoyed the frequent references to golden age mysteries that the girls were reading.

amika15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

nelly_1803's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

otaryseal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

livelaughlovejackie's review against another edition

4.0

AAAAAAAAAAHH! This book is SO much fun but the culprit and ending is so unsatisfying :(( for the most part, the book is much fun but the ending.

3.5 stars for me but it's rounded up to four because math