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Favorite Quotes:
If you continue to learn to read my mind this quickly, I won’t have any secrets left from you. And a lady without secrets isn’t a lady, according to Clifford.
That’s the trouble with dealing with actors, Ellie; even when they’re telling the truth, you never know whether to believe them!
This being impartial was harder than people gave it credit for,
Eleanor laughed. ‘Polly, who were your favourite characters in the play?’ ‘I loved the fairies, your ladyship,’ Polly whispered, her eyes wide with awe. ‘Them Pease, Cob, Mouth, and… and Mustard.’ Lizzie tutted good-naturedly. ‘’ A think ye mean Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, an’ Mustardseed.’
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My Review:
Team Verity Bright just gets smarter and smarter at writing these clever mysteries. This one had a lot going on and was particularly intricate and well contrived. The little pea in my brain would never have untangled the clues to unmask the guilty parties of the various crimes.
In addition to their sleuthing, the authors’ humor continued to shine with animal antics and while the characters traversed Shakespeare’s stomping grounds with businesses utilizing puns in their titles such as the Much Ado About Tea Room, As You Bike It bicycle shop, The Taming of the Brew pub, Midsummer Night’s Dream hotel, Measure for Measure tailors’ shop, and Romeo and Juliet bridal shop. I couldn’t help but smile when my eyes landed on each one.
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