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. So this is more a 4.5 star rating just for that.

I think originally there were only six books in this series, and then a seventh was added some time later. I can definitely see how this one can be seen as the final one, sort of wrapping up everything nicely so that, while you'd love to see more of Enola and her brothers, you can feel certain that you know where her future his heading even if you don't get more stories.

I love Enola. I will forever love Enola. She still has a lot to learn, and she knows it. Wants it. Wants to learn all she can so she can be the most effective Perditorian the world has ever seen. Her heart for all people is so huge and wide.

I have also officially decided that I kind of hate Eudoria. I can't help it. I understand her, I guess, in some ways. But... I just can't get over how she just up and left Enola to go off on her own. "To be her own person". I'm sorry, but she should've taken Enola with her. Leaving Sherlock and Mycroft in the wind I could've understood, so that they never heard or saw her again. They didn't need her. But Enola still did. Enola's come far and can fend for herself. But at the end of the day, she's still only fifteen! I'm in my late twenties and I still call my mom daily, just to talk. So... yeah, kind of hate Eudoria.

Oh, but I love Sherlock. He and Mycroft both are still trying to wrap their heads around the fact that women are NOT all delicate creatures. (Some are, lets be honest with each other here, and that's fine. But not all, and we should not all be expected to be.) And what a way for Mycroft to learn just exactly how awful sending Enola to a boarding school might be.

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I confess, I'm not a person who likes history. I don't study it and I don't like learning about it anymore now that I'm not in school. Which is why I didn't know just how awful it could be to be a woman of higher society in England back in those days. I mean... I literally can't fathom how anyone, man or woman alike, could expect a woman to corset herself to the point where she passes out, can't have children, or might even die due to the contraption you're forcing her to wear so she can fit society's mold

But at the very least, both are beginning to wrap their heads around the idea of just how mature Enola already is. How grown, how capable, and how very special their little sister is. Oh, Sherlock was his best in this one, finally coming to terms and promising for certain that he would stand between her and Mycroft if he had to so that she could keep her freedom. He finally promised it! He gave his word!

And Mycroft finally pulled his head out of his butt. I think I've disliked him too long to really turn full circle and like him in this book. Perhaps we will see him again in the next, who knows. But... he is better. For Sherlock the change was more gradual, and therefore I find it more believable. Mycroft... I don't know. I would still find myself wary, even though I'm sure Enola isn't and we're not meant to be anymore. (But I'm a bit of a paranoid individual, so that's likely just me.)

As to the mystery... that poor woman. And not just for what happened that caused Enola to have to help find her... but with how she'd grown up and why she ended up needing finding in the first place. Just... GAH! I can't even.

I loved it. Can't wait for the next one.

bak8382's review against another edition

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4.0

Enola Holmes is on the case of a missing lady, while continuing to antagonize her brothers, and search for her mother. The mystery of why her mother left is finally answered, and although that discovery is bittersweet Enola finds comfort from her brothers. Although many of the over-arcing issues of the series are solved here one can only hope that we really haven't seen the last of this feisty heroine.

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4.0

Very satisfying conclusion to the Enola Holmes mystery series. In a final case, she finds out what happened to her mother and confronts her brothers.

pranjallives's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious

Strong character development? Yes

5.0

herbaceousriot's review against another edition

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5.0

I'm honestly sad to say I've completed this series with my daughter. They were very well written books. Even as an adult I found them to be quite enjoyable. They teach many lessons in an entertaining way. I highly recommend this series.

deborahjillz's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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