** 4.25 stars **
I was sooo excited to get to read this with my buddy read partner, as we both enjoyed this series so far.
It hit off so well, I was sucked back into the world of Pip Fitz-Amobi and I was very curious to find out what case she would have to solve in this third and final book. We knew from reading the blurb that it will be much, much more personal than the other two.
It’s also a lot darker while most of the themes and subjects were quite similar to the first two books, but this one went a bit further.
The first part was quite fast paced and engrossing. We follow Pip in her day to day life after the traumatic events from book no. 2, how she’s dealing with it (or not ), and then there’s these mysterious messages and occurrences that sent Pip’s and my theories flying.
Safe to say I REALLY enjoyed part one. Not just because of the darker tones and the more mature Pip but also because there’s so many links to the first two cases that tied everything together so nicely.
Also, towards the end of part one there’s already two situations/happenings that had me shocked! The twist there was placed very well and I was so hooked.
Unfortunately, part two couldn’t keep up with part one. I enjoyed grappling with difficult moral questions and I also liked the way the author described what happened and what had to be done, it was just a bit too long-winded for me.
The biggest thing I struggled with though, was that Pip’s actions weren’t challenged and that there were not many reflections. As I don’t want to spoiler anything this might sound a bit strange but I was just a bit disappointed. I somehow lost my connection to most of the characters as their development didn’t feel authentic to me which is just so sad, as the rest of the story was a hit.
I thought this would be one of my highlights for 2021 but the ending just didn’t do it for me. It’s still a good book (and I’m glad that I’ve read this series) but it’s no 5 star book for me unfortunately.
