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bmichie31's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
lynsey23's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
monisha19's review against another edition
5.0
I love enola ... The story was sooo much fun and I loved seeing Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes ... Loved it
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
When I started the movie I had no idea that it was based on a book. But I'm a bookworm. The moment I discover there are books, I want the books. And in this case, the moment the books came in I actually read them right away. The first book felt a little dull compared to the action packed movie, but with each book I fell more and more in love with this version of Enola, who really doesn't need a man and really finds her own way in life. And today it was time for the last book.
I was quite curious how everything would get wrapped up. There was still the mystery of Enola's mother's disappearance after all. Apart from some letters and messages not much attention had gone to it, but it was one of the things that really had to be resolved. And it was. Maybe not in a spectacular way, but in a heartbreaking way. I cried my eyes out. I'm pretty sure the movie is gonna do something else completely, but for the books the ending felt very fitting.
Just like the one last case of a missing girl Enola has to solve in this book. We've seen so many different parts of society and this book focussed on corsets and how disastrous they can be. Just like the previous books the picture we were confronted with was raw, painful and very sad. However, once more the case is more than just a case. It's another piece of the puzzle that we needed to resolved the last issue that needed to be resolved.
After all, Mycroft was still threatening Enola with a strict boarding school teaching her to become a lady. Apart from solving the case and apart from finding out what happened to Eudoria, this book is about Sherlock and Mycroft seeing for themselves that Enola doesn't need that boarding school, that she is smart enough to deal with life and to find her way and that she is beautiful and perfect just the way she is and doesn't need changing.
Like Eudoria would probably say to her daughter (and sons): Some people are not meant to be wives and mothers and shouldn't be forced to be.
I was quite curious how everything would get wrapped up. There was still the mystery of Enola's mother's disappearance after all. Apart from some letters and messages not much attention had gone to it, but it was one of the things that really had to be resolved. And it was. Maybe not in a spectacular way, but in a heartbreaking way. I cried my eyes out. I'm pretty sure the movie is gonna do something else completely, but for the books the ending felt very fitting.
Just like the one last case of a missing girl Enola has to solve in this book. We've seen so many different parts of society and this book focussed on corsets and how disastrous they can be. Just like the previous books the picture we were confronted with was raw, painful and very sad. However, once more the case is more than just a case. It's another piece of the puzzle that we needed to resolved the last issue that needed to be resolved.
After all, Mycroft was still threatening Enola with a strict boarding school teaching her to become a lady. Apart from solving the case and apart from finding out what happened to Eudoria, this book is about Sherlock and Mycroft seeing for themselves that Enola doesn't need that boarding school, that she is smart enough to deal with life and to find her way and that she is beautiful and perfect just the way she is and doesn't need changing.
Like Eudoria would probably say to her daughter (and sons): Some people are not meant to be wives and mothers and shouldn't be forced to be.
allrianne's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
rlisaacs's review against another edition
5.0
Okay, so the fifth one so far is still my favorite. . 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.
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.
Spoiler
Enola sailing out the window to escape Sherlock from Florence Nightingale's house will never cease to make me laugh and smileI 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.
Spoiler
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 moldBut 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.
claudiamccarron's review against another edition
4.0
I wasn't as grabbed by this as I was by some of the earlier books, but it was still a sweet conclusion. Four stars to the series as a whole.
kberry513's review against another edition
5.0
While I'm not surprised that it turns out mama Holmes is dead, and I sort of understand why she abandoned her daughter, she was a terrible mother even before the abandonment. But at least she acknowledges it all in her letter. I found this to be a very satisfying conclusion - both Holmes brothers have seen Enola for what she is and are looking forward to seeing her grow in the future.