2019 Contemporary Romance Challenge
Review: A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes #4) by Brittany Cavallaro
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Series: Charlotte Holmes #4
Author: Brittany Cavallaro
Published March 5th 2019 by Katherine Tegen Books
Goodreads Synopsis
The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series!
Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson think they’re finally in the clear. They’ve left Sherringford School—and the Moriartys—behind for a pre-college summer program at Oxford University. A chance to start from scratch and explore dating for the first time, while exploring a new city with all the freedom their program provides. But when they arrive, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents have been befalling the members of the community theater troupe in Oxford, and now, on the eve of their production of Hamlet, they’re starting all over again. What once seemed like a comedy of errors is now a race to prevent the next tragedy—before Charlotte or Jamie is the next victim.
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Review
This series has always been one of my favourites, and when I heard that there would be a fourth book, I decided to treat myself to a bit of a birthday present. Jamie and Charlotte have now graduated from school, and during the summer between leaving school and going to university, they decide to take a summer course at Oxford. No one really knows who they are there, and they can be themselves for once, without all of the drama and history crowding them. However, because they are Jamie and Charlotte, nothing can be simple, and they are soon dragged into their own mystery of a disappearance, a murder, and whole lot of secrets.
Charlotte takes the forefront with this book, as it's mostly from her perspective. I loved that part of the book, as the previous ones had all been from Jamie's point of view. I loved how much Charlotte has grown in the previous books, and she's now starting to see herself as someone worth loving, and worthwhile, rather than a waste like she had thought. This book also showed her softer side, and just how much she loves Jamie, as she allows herself to just enjoy being with him, without worrying about anything else.
The plot was enjoyable, but compared to the previous books, it wasn't as faced paced, or as life-or-death. I'm not sure really how I feel about that part, but I did still appreciate the mystery. The secondary characters were enjoyable, but not that rememberable. However, some of the twists were unexpected, and I loved how this book was primarily set in the UK, and it wasn't obvious that it had been written by an American, unlike a lot of books I've read. The ending was ok, but not really want I wanted, and that's the main reason I gave it 4 stars, rather than 5. I still do really love this series, and need more people to read it - and a UK publisher to pick them up!
Dates Read:
March 12-17, 2019Rating
4 Stars
