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A review by awesomebrandi
A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
5.0
Book seven in the Lady Sherlock series. Largely a four star read, but a very strong and unpredictable ending, which bumped it to a five for me.
A Tempest at Sea features a number of the characters from previous books, come together sailing on a ship, and you guessed it, a murder occurs. Our heroine, Charlotte, is still in hiding from Moriarity. But, while in hiding, she must go on a quest to seek something important, in hopes of safely reclaiming her life.
I feel this book was a bit different than the other Lady Sherlock books. For one, Charlotte herself is almost a minor character IMO. We spend a lot of time with Lord Ingram in this one, more than any other 'main character'. Perhaps Ms Thomas chose to write it that way, as Charlotte IS still incognito, so it makes sense for her character to take slightly more of a backseat. She's still the star in the end, even if she has less overall page time.
This is delightfully twisty and turny, and a bit more of a slow burn than previous books. It's also not spicy AT ALL, and has very minimal romance (I'm not complaining). As always, I love how Lord Ingram cherishes Charlotte's quirks, and doesn't take her (Autistic coded) personality in a negative way, because he knows her.
What made me really happy is, I did NOT guess the culprit, not even in the least. I can frequently figure out the end plot of a book, but this one really keeps you guessing, which I loved. Still one of my favorite series!
A Tempest at Sea features a number of the characters from previous books, come together sailing on a ship, and you guessed it, a murder occurs. Our heroine, Charlotte, is still in hiding from Moriarity. But, while in hiding, she must go on a quest to seek something important, in hopes of safely reclaiming her life.
I feel this book was a bit different than the other Lady Sherlock books. For one, Charlotte herself is almost a minor character IMO. We spend a lot of time with Lord Ingram in this one, more than any other 'main character'. Perhaps Ms Thomas chose to write it that way, as Charlotte IS still incognito, so it makes sense for her character to take slightly more of a backseat. She's still the star in the end, even if she has less overall page time.
This is delightfully twisty and turny, and a bit more of a slow burn than previous books. It's also not spicy AT ALL, and has very minimal romance (I'm not complaining). As always, I love how Lord Ingram cherishes Charlotte's quirks, and doesn't take her (Autistic coded) personality in a negative way, because he knows her.
What made me really happy is, I did NOT guess the culprit, not even in the least. I can frequently figure out the end plot of a book, but this one really keeps you guessing, which I loved. Still one of my favorite series!