You better believe this is what Flavia (and probably many readers) has been waiting her whole life to hear! So what’s next? But as Flavia grows up, she learns that her mother’s death was no mere accident: Harriet belonged to a secret society called the Nide, a group that’s now recruiting Flavia. Flavia has always keenly felt the loss of her missing-presumed-dead adventuress mother, Harriet, whom she has no memories of - in the past, Flavia’s sisters have been quite cruel about it, withholding information and even blaming Flavia for their mother’s death. When she’s not bickering with her older sisters or rattling around the countryside on her bike, Flavia can be found in a top-secret science lab hidden in a corner of the family’s crumbling mansion, brewing vile substances and conducting chemical experiments. You have been warned.Ī quick recap: Flavia de Luce is a precocious 12-year-old amateur sleuth honing her skills in the startlingly homicide-filled English village of Bishop’s Lacey. This review presumes that you’re current on Flavia’s eventful life, so stop right here if you don’t want any spoilers on books 1–6. If you haven’t read any of these charming English confections yet, I’ll stop you here and recommend that you start with The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, author Alan Bradley’s award-winning debut novel. Aww, they grow up so fast! I can hardly believe we’re already up to #7 in the Flavia de Luce mysteries.
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