Dan Bentson

A very well written book. For the way my brain works, I would categorize this book as more literature than junk. I just think Alan Bradley has a great way with words. He can, as they say, really turn a phrase. The reading flows wonderfully. I like the pacing, I like the level of complexity found in the story. Mr. Bradley is kind to his readers by including the right amount of recap of the major plot points with enough frequency that the reader doesn’t stray too far. I like the pacing but have issues with the pacing. Yeah. I’m tough to please I guess. A very worthy read. I read the first Flavia book and then jumped straight into this one. That could be a binge read after a fashion. I took about 2 weeks on this so you have an idea of my voraciousness (if that’s a word - how voracious I am).