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AUDIOBOOK read by Jayne Entwistle

Should I read it? Yes, if you’ve read the first two Flavia de Luce mysteries.  Bradley continues his series with the 11-year old protagonist and it is as enjoyable as the first two in the series.  The chemistry angle gets a little old, but that is easily overlooked in this quick read.  Entwistle does another fantastic job in narrating the audiobook.

AUDIOBOOK read by Jayne Entwistle

I don’t remember how I got turned on to Alan Bradley’s first book in this series, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, but I enjoyed the book as well as its heroine Flavia de Luce so I was looking forward to the second book.  While not quite as enjoyable as the first book, the second book was just as quick a read (or listen) and thoroughly entertaining.  Flavia de Luce is an 11 year old chemistry whiz living in the 1950s in small town England who continues to find herself in situations that require mystery solving.  While the mysteries are fairly easy to figure out prior to the end of the book, the journey to the conclusion is enjoyable enough to overlook that fact.  I’m not sure if these books are as enjoyable to read, but the audiobook is so well read by Entwistle, that you feel pulled into the story.  I’ve found these books to be fun and look forward to listening to the third in the series.