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Book Review: Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Posted on July 6th, 2010 4 commentsWe’ve got a lovely bit of a British story (written by a Canadian) next up in Book Review Week…
Book Review For: Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
By Alan Bradley
There is something about an 11-year-old heroine who is charmingly British that caused me to fall in love with this book.
Flavia, an 11-year-old with a frightening passion for chemistry and all things poison-related, stumbles upon a dying man in her family’s cucumber patch. Instead of fainting or running off screaming, she gets involved in solving the mystery not only of whom this odd stranger was, but also who killed him.
Flavia is a bit of a loner gal with no mother and a father who has his head in postage stamps. (Wow, can we say geek? That’s even geekier than me!) She has two older sisters, but they take turns ganging up on each other in most unusual and inventive ways. I dare say those bloody British kids are bloomin’ brilliant. When her father is arrested for the murder of the man left in the cucumber patch, Flavia gives her sisters reprieve from her tortures and jumps on her bike to track down clues faster than the billies can say “Steady on.”
There are more promised in this series and dare say this ol’ gal will read them.
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Jean, I loved your review. I will add this one to my TBR pile. It sounds delightful! (That was my British accent, btw.)
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Ach, I’m gone for seven days and all hell breaks loose. You’re stormin’ the castle with these great reads. I’ll definitely add a few to my list.
Another book I recommend is Sisters Red. YA Grimm’s fairytale turned on its ear. If you like romance, the big bad wolf and two loveable girls fighting through their changing relationship, you will love this book.
Thanks for the great ideas to add to my growing pile.
~hugs
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Our book club just discussed this one last night. Some mystery readers were disappointed with the transparency of the mystery, but then again they are aficionados. Yes, there were some parts where you were like–bad guy! He’s the bad guy! But you don’t know how. Plus, the fact that it is all through the eyes of an 11-year-old makes it forgivable. And pleasurable too.
I hope you enjoy it! (There are more to come in the series and I told my book club that I’d take one for the team and read the next one on their behalf and report back. -
That’s right… just when you think I’ve dropped off the face of the earth…. I hope you enjoy this one, Cate. And I love the premise of Sisters Red. I’m going to have to pick that one up. So many great books, so little time! Ack! The good news is that there is a hammock in my immediate future. And hammocks mean reading! Yes! And maybe the odd doze or two.
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TK Richardson July 6th, 2010 at 18:32