Hello and welcome to another review! Today's book is Cream Buns And Crime by Robin Stevens, which is a fiction and non-fiction book at the same time, as it has mini mysteries and also facts about famous fictitious detectives and their authors. It's a mix of both. But anyway, enough introduction, let's get on with the review!
The Sections
The book starts off with How To Start Your Own Detective Society, and then The Case Of Lavinia's Missing Tie, the Detective's Society's first case. Next is Daisy's Guide To Detecting, The Case of the Blue Violet, The Golden Age Of Detective Stories With Robin Stevens and The Queens Of Crime. Then comes Daisy's Top Detectives, The Books That Made Murder Most Unladylike, The Secret Of Weston School and The Junior Pinkerton's Secret World Of Spies. And, lastly, Codebreaking With Hazel Wong, The Case Of The Deepdean Vampire, George's Guide To Unsolved Mysteries, Cream Buns And Crime, The Mystery Of The Missing Bunbreak, The Great Detective Quiz and Answers. Overall, a very comprehensive and enjoyable guide.
My Favourites
I think, out of all of the sections, my favourite is Codebreaking WIth Hazel, because now I can write things without people knowing what they mean. But I also like The Case Of The Deepdean Vampire, because at first it was a very confusing, but at the end it all made sense. That is a very hard thing to do.
Summaries
Right, I'm going to summarise the shorts in this book for you, to give a rough outline of the story. Basically, a mini review.
1. The Case Of Lavinia's Missing Tie
The Wells and Wong Detective Society's first case, before they investigated a real murder in Murder Most Unladylike. Lavinia's tie has gone missing, but who could it possibly have been? And, it's her only one. She doesn't want to get into trouble with the teachers, but can the Detective Society solve the case fast enough, find the culprit and recover Lavinia's tie?
The first mini mystery in the book. In total, the mini is 14 pages long, so it's quite a quick read.
2. The Case Of The Blue Violet
Violet, a Big Girl at Deepdean School, has fallen in love. But she is confused when she sends a letter to her boyfriend, and the reply states that he has never heard of her nor seen her. Promptly, she hires Daisy and Hazel to work out who she has been sending letters to. Or is it a serious case of memory loss? THe Detective Society are quick on the case, and solve it very quickly. It sounds very confusing at first, but then it all makes sense at the end.
This story is 22 pages long. Slightly more pages than Lavinia's Missing Tie, but still quite a quick read.
3. The Secret Of Weston School (The Junior Pinkertons)
This short is told from the point of view of Alexander, in a letter written to Hazel, and was investigated by The Junior Pinkertons, The Detective Society's rival. Something strange is going on at Weston School. The postman had been attacked, and George and Alexander decided to investigate and solve the mystery. Just what exactly is going on?
The Secret Of Weston School is 34 pages long, and is split into chapters marked with Roman numerals.
4. The Case Of The Deepdean Vampire
My favourite one. Camilla Badescu is widely suspected to be a vampire, but what is really going on? The Detective Society put themselves in danger trying to find out the secret that Camilla and her friend have been keeping, and with rumours about a man passing round, is it all linked?
This mystery is 30 pages long.
5. The Mystery Of The Missing Bunbreak
Beanie has gone to Kitty's house for the Christmas holidays, but she is followed by a mystery. Food is going missing, and Kitty and Beanie are on the case, collecting clues and gradually solving it. But who exactly is stealing the food, and why has Binny got to open a present so early, and what is that present? Could it be meant for someone else?
At 30 pages long, it's a quick story to read.
At 30 pages long, it's a quick story to read.
How To Speak Pig Latin
Ok, just a fun little bit of code breaking from Codebreaking With Hazel. How to speak/write Pig Latin!
First, you need to get a notebook. Because how are you going to write without something to write on? So, grab some paper and a pencil, and we'll start!
Alrighty, you have your paper and pencil. Now here are the rules of Pig Latin:
- If a word already begins with a vowel, add 'yay' on the end.
- If a word doesn't begin with a vowel, move the beginning letters to the end until it does. Then add 'ay' on the end.
Ellohay! Elcomeway otay myyay ogblay! Iyay itewray ostspay aboutyay ooksbay, andyay Iyay ovelay ityay! Oday ouyay ikelay myyay ostspay?
Now you know how to speak or write Pig Latin! Amazing!
Why I Love Crime Books
Now here's a bit that isn't really the review, but I said I'd put it in, so here it is! Why I Love Crime Books!
I like this specific genre because while you are reading it, new clues are constantly unearthed, making your theory change. Plus, it is soooo fun to try and work out the crime by yourself, and when you finish it and you got it right, you feel that really satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Most of the time I don't get it right, but recently me and my mum got a Whodunit book, and we are slowly working through it. We have got most of them correct so far (I'm very proud of myself :-)!)
Soooooo, that was my post for today! I hope you liked reading my post, and enjoyed learning Pig Latin! See you next time on my blog!
Have you read this book? What's your favourite crime book? Comment down below!
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