Cercasi commessa al reparto omicidi. I misteri dei Magazzini Sinclair

This is a delicious cross between Philip Pullman's Sally Lockheart series and Mr Selfridge, a warm, fun and extremely mysterious book that sweeps you up into a glittering world of department-store marvels. Full of history, mystery and plenty of BUNS.

This is a review of both The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, but does not contain spoilers about either. I'm a big fan of middle grade mysteries, so  The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow  was pretty high on my TBR. I've always enjoyed ornate department stores. I l Leggi tutto

3.5 stars. A delightful and fun Middle Grade mystery read, with likeable and believable characters in the two female leads, and the two male sidekicks. The vivid setting of the Sinclair's department store reminded me so much of London's Selfridges that I defaulted to my memories of the latter to envi Leggi tutto

3.5 stars - This was very charming! I wasn't in love with all of the mystery elements, but the character, atmosphere, and writing more than made up for that. I'm also wondering if the mystery/thriller elements will pick up interest for me as we continue to track the Baron over the course of the seri Leggi tutto

➳ 3.5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ i kind of think of this book as a combination of murder most unladylike and mysterious benedict society—both of which I love very much i enjoyed this a lot! i loved the cast of characters—kids solving mysteries is one of my favorite things to happen in books. i thought the mystery was v Leggi tutto