Reviews

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

sabz4812's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lasa's review against another edition

2.0

I stuck with this trilogy because I was hopeful the loose ends would be tied up nicely in this final book. I was not so lucky.

The murderer made no sense. The motive was silly. The resolution was idiotic. (This goes for both present and past murders.)

It’s two rather than one star if only for how easy this book was to read. If you’re looking for a page turner, for a mystery that’ll knock your socks off with the reveal… this is not it.

whiskers_and_lipstick's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

emmydoil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jasannalise's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

glass_carousel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kiaran03's review against another edition

5.0

So good. Did not expect it to be who it was but after everything was said and done it made sense. This was a good ending to this series. I'm a little mad that Stevie didn't get the money but it makes sense that it went back to the school because that is what Ellingham would've wanted.

bookishcarli's review against another edition

5.0

AMAZING. SO SAD I DONT OWN THE BOX IN THE WOODS

aprilyang1's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this book SO much but it actually felt so disappointingly flat. The majority of this book is Stevie essentially repeating what she did in the first two books and somehow “guessing” how the case went down? I’m not even sure how she managed to solve the case based on the evidence she found. The big reveal was incredibly anticlimactic and unfortunately a huge let down. Plus, there was a lot of that mystery, anticipation, and feeling of excitement missing, so I did not feel that to desire to pick up the book and read it.

The only real redeeming factors were Nate, Janelle, Vi, and Hunter. They were the best characters and the most reasonable. Also, I preferred reading about the past more than the present with Stevie in regards to the case. I mean, we as the reader discover everything through the chapters retracing the past. Again, Stevie just has some sort of feeling about the case and it’s not always backed up by actual evidence. Another review I read on Goodreads explains it as some sort is divine intervention and honestly that’s all I can use to describe how Stevie comes up with her conclusions.

Overall, not my favorite. I was disappointed. However, I wouldn’t say I’d never read the next book in this series, which I think covers a new case.

nickyreads_'s review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0