![]() I don’t want to say boring, as I was entertained throughout the whole book and in the last third I didn’t have a moment like that at all as the story picked up pace towards the climax. I cannot put my finger on it exactly, but I wasn’t always gripped as I was when reading the previous installment and some moments seemed to filling up empty spaces rather than serving a direct purpose. Though the storyline is significantly better than book one, the writing got weaker. I swooned because of this storyline, it resembled the classic Sherlock Holmes stories without becoming one in the process. ![]() The Last of August is an adventure with travel through Europe, meeting up with the teen descendant of Moriarty, art forgers and secretive families. The game is afoot once more after Charlotte’s uncle Leander goes missing after strange and secretive behaviour the night before. In this book Charlotte and Jamie are going to England for the winter break, staying with Charlotte’s parents in Sussex. It was in some parts a weaker than the first book, but the story was much more a classic Sherlock Holmes adventure and it worked out so well. I love sequels so much as the world and characters have already been build up, which means the actual story can start quicker. ![]() ![]() ![]() “That’ll be written on a few tombstones before this is over,” “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” ![]()
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