Hello, readers! I will be reviewing my favorite book: A murder most unladylike mystery – Murder most unladylike! This book is written by Robin Stevens, who is from England. Robin Stevens is also the author of many other books in the “A Murder most Unladylike Mystery”, including Arsenic for tea, Cream buns and Crime, A spoonful of Murder and First Class Murder.
The genre of this book is Mystery, which means that it has loads of exciting adventures and mysteries awaiting. The book was first published in 2014, which was the year when Ebola epidemic becomes global health crisis.
The setting is in 1934, in a school called Deepdean. The main character in the books is Hazel Wong, who is a foreigner. She made friends with Daisy Wells. Hazel is shy and clumsy, and Daisy was a “card” in school. Together, they formed the Wells & Wong Detective Society.
Murder Most Unladylike is the first book of the series A murder most unladylike, when Daisy and Hazel solve their first real mystery – the murder of their Science mistress.
Of course, the books has many good things. It’s a thrill and exciting to read about. Because it’s form Hazel’s Point of View (PoV), the descriptions are very detailed, and it’s very easy to understand. Also, Hazel was the only student who saw Miss Bell’s – the Science Mistress’s – dead body before the murderer could clean up the dirty work.
But, alas, everything has it’s flaws. I have to admit that the girls were smart, but sometimes, it’s like the murderer made it too easy for them. It doesn’t make much sense for the murderer to be that careless. The book itself could improve a little too. If they actually made a mini epilogue about Daisy’s PoV, then it’s going to capture more readers.
Overall, the book is good, and I would think that it fits teens, who like Detective stories and mysteries. I would rate it 4.5 stars.
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