This is my sixth Flavia de Luce book and something is off about it.
I've always liked Flavia but this time she seems not to be entirely herself.
Of course, her dead mother's body has just been returned to the family and is lying in state in the Hall, so eleven-year-old Flavia could be forgiven for being more emotional than usual but she seems to be surrendering science to magic, I never thought I would hear Flavia say something as stupid as:
"It was a brilliant idea, and because it was scientific, it simply could not fail."
I'm a little concerned with where this book is going. At the moment, the mystery doesn't seem that cozy.
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