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A review by theglossreview
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
2.0
I’m so sorry that this felt like a 2 star read to me. I adore the first six and the last volume of the Flavia de Luce series, but this one was not enjoyable to me.
I needed 7 months to get through it in 2018 and on today’s re-read attempt, I was put off by the morbidity. Again, we are away from Buckshaw, which seems to be the winning formula. I was really not interested in the small English village in which the story takes place, nor in the mystery or detective work – which becomes increasingly morbid and manipulative, making me worry about Flavia.
The best aspect is meeting Flavia – in contact with her family – again. These connections to her sisters, Dieter, Dogger and Mrs. Mullet are unfortunately only shown at the very beginning and end of the book, so the middle falls flat.
In 2018, I was only able to fervently hope that the next and final volume of the series would be much better than this one, and now, peacefully knowing that, yes, it is, I can let this one go.
I needed 7 months to get through it in 2018 and on today’s re-read attempt, I was put off by the morbidity. Again, we are away from Buckshaw, which seems to be the winning formula. I was really not interested in the small English village in which the story takes place, nor in the mystery or detective work – which becomes increasingly morbid and manipulative, making me worry about Flavia.
The best aspect is meeting Flavia – in contact with her family – again. These connections to her sisters, Dieter, Dogger and Mrs. Mullet are unfortunately only shown at the very beginning and end of the book, so the middle falls flat.
In 2018, I was only able to fervently hope that the next and final volume of the series would be much better than this one, and now, peacefully knowing that, yes, it is, I can let this one go.