A review by readingonthewall
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
3.0
pretty upset that i will never have the experience of being a witty teen detective at an elite vermont boarding school but oh well! this was such an entertaining book and i absolutely flew through it; that being said, it definitely did not book 2. i'm not too chuffed with the ending either... it just felt like some of the loose ends weren't completely tied up & the reveal wasn't all that satisfying? despite all of this, i think the fact that i care about the characters so much and love the setting/vibes really elevated the experience for me and made sure i didn't really get bored! absolutely in love with the whole trilogy and really glad to have found it during the spooky season <3
(edit: i’m pulling this down to a three stars simply because whilst i was entertained a) the whole political corruption plot line was not my cup of tea and b) what even was that whole david situation? like what was wrong with this character in this? still enjoyable but after a lil bit of thought it’s definitely my least fave in the trilogy)
(edit: i’m pulling this down to a three stars simply because whilst i was entertained a) the whole political corruption plot line was not my cup of tea and b) what even was that whole david situation? like what was wrong with this character in this? still enjoyable but after a lil bit of thought it’s definitely my least fave in the trilogy)