*****
Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce enjoys the simple pleasures of life. Her favorite pastimes include reading old chemistry books, examining a skeleton called Yorick, and concocting poisons. Flavia's life at Buckshaw, her home in the English countryside, is quiet. She manages to make life exciting by recreating famous chemical discoveries and coming up with a few of her own. When Flavia finds a dead man in the cucumber patch early one morning, her quiet life is interrupted and a thrilling murder mystery emerges. And honestly, what could be more exciting than that?
This is one of the few books I have read that had me hooked before I finished reading the first two pages. Alan Bradley's descriptive writing brings Flavia de Luce's world to life, and it's the kind of world I wish I was a part of. Flavia is an extremely clever and totally hilarious character unlike any you have ever seen. Instead of thinking through her plans, Flavia dives into action as she tries to solve the murder mystery and prove her father innocent. Though this mystery doesn't send chills up your spine, it does keep you on the edge of your seat as you try to put all of the pieces together. If you haven't read it yet, definitely make a point of doing so.
Rating: 5/5
Completed: March 26, 2012
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