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Cavallaro, Brittany
4 Reviews
(3)
YA
With Lucien Moriarty behind bars and a pre-college Oxford program ahead of them, Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson (descendants of Sherlock and Dr. Watson, respectively) can finally focus on their complicated relationship. Their latest case--theater "accidents" and a missing drama student--doesn't get the spotlight here; instead, Charlotte's inner life does, as she narrates all but the epilogue in this riveting series finale.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(3)
YA
A year after the events of The Last of August, Jamie Watson is back at boarding school playing rugby, dating a girl, and getting decent grades--all while mourning August's death and his own "not-relationship" with Charlotte Holmes. Meanwhile, a vengeful Charlotte hunts for Lucien Moriarty. Charlotte gets equal time narrating here, deepening her characterization, and a late-in-the-game reunion makes for a dramatic climax.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(3)
YA
Winter break finds Jamie Watson visiting classmate Charlotte Holmes's family's estate in England. A mysterious disappearance and suspiciously sudden illness in Charlotte's family force Holmes and Watson on the case, which takes them to Berlin, Prague, and the underground world of art forgery. Page-turning action, danger, and emotional trauma are balanced with dark humor, wit, and romance.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(3)
YA
Connecticut boarding-school students Charlotte Holmes and James Watson, descendants of Sherlock and Dr. Watson, are framed for a murder that's staged with clues straight out of their ancestors' "Speckled Band" case. The teens navigate their own muddled relationship while racing to find the real killer. Complex characters and a dark, twisty-turny plot (involving drugs, rape, revenge, and Moriartys) make for an above-average Holmes-Watson reboot.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
4 reviews
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