Series: Lock & Mori #3
Author: Heather W. Petty
Published November 28th 2017 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Goodreads Synopsis
Mori is out for revenge. Imprisoned in the English countryside, with her brothers held as leverage, she’s never felt angrier or more helpless. When an opportunity for escape arises, Mori takes it and flees back to the streets of London, where she is finally able to plot the demise of her recently freed father and his cohorts.
But after a bittersweet reunion with Lock, she discovers that he may not be the ally he once was. In the face of blackmail, threats, and Lock’s noble attempts to thwart her crusade, Mori has an impossible decision to make.
Can Mori wash the blood from her hands and walk away? Or will her final fall from grace be the end of everyone she loves?
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Review
This book was so disappointing compared to how amazing books 1 and 2 were. I had such high hopes for Final Fall, and I was let down. Following her kidnap by Alice at the end of Mind Games, we meet Mori in captivity. She doesn't know how to get out, find her brothers, and keep everyone she cares about safe. That is her biggest wish, and Alice is training her to be a weapon to use against her enemies. Most of this book surrounds Mori, with Lock hardly playing any role, at all. I really missed him, and his and her banter, but Mori believes that they shouldn't be together, that she is making him weak and vulnerable, and is sacrificing herself. This being the catalyst for the great hatred and animosity between Holmes and Moriarty just didn't make sense, and it's tarnished my love of the previous books. Really, if you want a Holmes retelling, pick up Brittany Cavallaro's series - it's much better!
Dates Read:
February 1-2, 2018Rating
3 Stars
