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Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley

3 reviews

toastyghosty13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i thought the beginning of this story was good, but found the middle and reveal to be a bit boring. i thought the crime that was committed was engaging and interesting, as well as flavias attempts to solve it, however it seemed all a little boring once the reveal happened at the end, plus it felt a bit easy to solve. in fact, the reveal seemed a little far fetched in some areas

like how i assumed that mrs tanty and the magistrate were working together on this. they both had a part to play in collicutts murder, and mrs tantys parrot knows the magistrates first name.

that being said, the way the book ends is a huge bombshell cliffhanger that made me very excited for the next book. i love that there is still a back story for the characters outside of whatever mysteries flavia solves.

looking forward to the next.

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dreamerfreak's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

What's better than grave-robbing? A grave-killing! Flavia continues to be her clever, charming self, and I am happy to read more of it!

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