A Question of Holmes on March 2019
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
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Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson think they’re finally in the clear. They’ve left Sherringford School—and the Moriartys—behind for a pre-college summer program at Oxford University. A chance to start from scratch and explore dating for the first time, while exploring a new city with all the freedom their program provides. But when they arrive, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents have been befalling the members of the community theater troupe in Oxford, and now, on the eve of their production of Hamlet, they’re starting all over again. What once seemed like a comedy of errors is now a race to prevent the next tragedy—before Charlotte or Jamie is the next victim.
Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson think they’re finally in the clear. They’ve left Sherringford School—and the Moriartys—behind for a pre-college summer program at Oxford University. A chance to start from scratch and explore dating for the first time, while exploring a new city with all the freedom their program provides. But when they arrive, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents have been befalling the members of the community theater troupe in Oxford, and now, on the eve of their production of Hamlet, they’re starting all over again. What once seemed like a comedy of errors is now a race to prevent the next tragedy—before Charlotte or Jamie is the next victim.
There is nothing NOTHING not a thing to not love about this series.
There.
I’ve said it. Now you know where this review is going to go.
In this final book of Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, they’re back together.
Charlotte is one of my favorite characters. She’s incredibly awkward and vulnerable at the same time. She is equal parts frustrating and charming. In real life, you would want to hug her, but she probably wouldn’t let you. Jamie is back, and he’s um, ahem, grown a backbone. At the beginning of the series, he was content with shuffling off after Charlotte and whatever dangerous mission she had in store. But this time around, Jamie is no longer the narrator and seems to be better for it.
This book is especially special because Charlotte is our narrator and we get to see all of the second guessing and brilliance that is Charlotte Holmes.
The story is interesting as they investigate a theater group, but I can’t honestly say that it held up to the other cases they’ve had. Even the conclusion of this case seemed lackluster compared to the others, but it doesn’t matter. Like at all.
Do you know what matters?
Charlotte’s character growth. Their relationship arc. And above all, how they grow and reform around each other and what that means for adult Charlotte and adult Jamie. I think I enjoyed this book so much because I’ve been with them the whole way. I don’t suggest diving into this book without reading the rest of the series.
It was a satisfying conclusion to two of my favorite characters.
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
