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A review by emileereadsbooks
In Myrtle Peril by Elizabeth C. Bunce
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
5.0
The fourth book in the Myrtle Hardcastle series takes us on a whole new adventure as Myrtle embeds herself into two cases involving her father. One in which his services as a solicitor are engaged to determine the identity of a young girl claiming to be the heir to a large fortune. The other, a murder that he supposedly witnessed as a hospital patient for which no body is found. Myrtle is in hot pursuit of the killer in an aim to save her father and validate his witness statement.
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This latest installment in the series making Mr. Hardcastle more of a central character fleshes out Myrtle's world even more for us. I loved Myrtle at it once again sleuthing, but I also loved that this story brought out her more tender side as it allowed her to deal with emotions brewing from the loss of her mother. This book also highlights Myrtles intelligence and naivety in a beautiful balance so we as the reader can anticipate what is coming in some instances before Myrtle and in others we get to experience the reveal as she presents it to us.
If you haven't jumped into this series yet, I encourage you to do so if you love girl sleuths, a historical (Victorian) setting, and precocious animal sidekicks.
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This latest installment in the series making Mr. Hardcastle more of a central character fleshes out Myrtle's world even more for us. I loved Myrtle at it once again sleuthing, but I also loved that this story brought out her more tender side as it allowed her to deal with emotions brewing from the loss of her mother. This book also highlights Myrtles intelligence and naivety in a beautiful balance so we as the reader can anticipate what is coming in some instances before Myrtle and in others we get to experience the reveal as she presents it to us.
If you haven't jumped into this series yet, I encourage you to do so if you love girl sleuths, a historical (Victorian) setting, and precocious animal sidekicks.