Monday, September 5, 2022

Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer - ADVISABLE

Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade (Enola Holmes #8) by Nancy Springer, 240 pages. Wednesday Books, 2022. $19.

Language: PG (2 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Stopping by to see her best friend, Cecily (17yo), Enola is shocked to be quickly and thoroughly turned away. She has put a pause on her practice of being a finder of lost things, but that does not mean Enola is done deceiving and donning disguises. Enola will find out what has happened to Cecily and do all she can to help her.

Enola is brilliant; she is also rash. These traits usually end up serving Enola well, but not without a little bit of help from her detective brother. I love the dynamic between Enola and her brother Sherlock as they support each other and find each other’s boundaries, especially when it comes to meeting out justice. Springer balances the believable with the ridiculous as she tells of Enola’s antics, and I am greatly anticipating her next adventure.

Enola, Sherlock, and Cecily are English, as are the majority of characters they interact with. The mature content rating is for mentions of drugs and alcohol as well as for illegal activity. The violence rating is for knife use and mentions of domestic violence.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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