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A review by lt_tara
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
4.0
These books are worth the read trust me. I love young adult mysteries and this series is so great. It's intriguing, fascinating and has the best setting ever. I fell in love with the Ellingham Academy and the atmosphere it had.
This last book was one of my most anticipated reads and I was so excited to finally discover the ending of this mystery.
I think that this last book was a little slow and uneventful but it had a steady pace and I actually really enjoyed following subtle clues and seeing the story unfold knowing everything we learnt in the previous books.
Stevie is still a favorite of mine because she is so smart and pragmatic. I enjoyed seeing her brain work its magic and the last 70 pages were really amazing and fast.
She even had her Hercules Poirot moment at the end with framing the murderer and that made me so happy because it's my favorite part in every mystery.
I am actually very satisfied with how this story ended. I figured it all out just moments before it was revealed in the book and I loved piecing things together. The dual time line was just as interesting as ever.
It's so sad what happened to Alice, Iris and also Albert. The current time crimes were much more blurry to me and I needed to know how they would all tie together. I loved the end so much.
As always I adored the side characters. Janelle is such a smart little cookie and also a badass, Vi is a boss too and Nate is just the most awesome character. I also really liked Hunter and even my favorite Larry made a few appearances which of course I loved.
As for David, I don't know if I want to love him or strangle him. He was so annoying and rude but then again it's David so he has his way of winning me over. So he's an asshole we tolerate and sometimes stan.
I am so glad I got to read this series and I'm very much intrigued by the next story that awaits us with Stevie, I'm excited to see her solve many more mysteries.
This last book was one of my most anticipated reads and I was so excited to finally discover the ending of this mystery.
I think that this last book was a little slow and uneventful but it had a steady pace and I actually really enjoyed following subtle clues and seeing the story unfold knowing everything we learnt in the previous books.
Stevie is still a favorite of mine because she is so smart and pragmatic. I enjoyed seeing her brain work its magic and the last 70 pages were really amazing and fast.
She even had her Hercules Poirot moment at the end with framing the murderer and that made me so happy because it's my favorite part in every mystery.
I am actually very satisfied with how this story ended. I figured it all out just moments before it was revealed in the book and I loved piecing things together. The dual time line was just as interesting as ever.
It's so sad what happened to Alice, Iris and also Albert. The current time crimes were much more blurry to me and I needed to know how they would all tie together. I loved the end so much.
As always I adored the side characters. Janelle is such a smart little cookie and also a badass, Vi is a boss too and Nate is just the most awesome character. I also really liked Hunter and even my favorite Larry made a few appearances which of course I loved.
As for David, I don't know if I want to love him or strangle him. He was so annoying and rude but then again it's David so he has his way of winning me over. So he's an asshole we tolerate and sometimes stan.
I am so glad I got to read this series and I'm very much intrigued by the next story that awaits us with Stevie, I'm excited to see her solve many more mysteries.