Her deductive powers are also on display through not only deciphering the numeric cyphers from her family, but also understanding the language flowers and trying to picturize the person who would send such bouquets: As is typical, coded messages play a central role. Toward the end, there’s a coded message that isn’t decrypted for the reader immediately. Enola as the narrator asks the reader to wait until she reveals the message, even though certainly we could figure out the coded message. I wonder how many young readers who hadn’t before bothered to play with the encryptions took the time to figure that one out? It’s a fun way to draw the reader in a little deeper. Language

More than in the previous novel, I was aware of the vocabulary being a bit challenging. Context will be sufficient for most readers, but a few may seek out a dictionary. Recommendation

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Empowered, capable, and smart . . . [with] an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it.” –Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things Determined to find the missing porter, Enola travels to the rough part of London where the boys live and starts searching Aldgate Pump area for the missing boy. When she finds the missing buttons - but not the boy - she decides that drastic action is essential if she's to save the missing boy. Enola tries to find Lady Cecily Alistair, who disappeared from her bedroom. Enola, after disguising herself, talks to Lady Cecily's family, who think she has run off with the son of a tradesman. Enola finds some strange paintings that make her doubt that notion, and goes to find their daughter.

a b Bhattacharya, Suryasarathi (2020-09-23). "Enola Holmes author Nancy Springer on her popular mystery series and the Netflix adaptation". Firstpost . Retrieved 2020-09-27. Una cosa que me está pareciendo curiosa es que lo de la madre está ya en un completo segundo plano. Enola está aprendiendo a seguir su propio camino y, a pesar de tener solo 14 años, ya es totalmente independiente. Las menciones a su madre son cada vez más reducidas y creo que ya Enola se está conformando con saber que está bien gracias a los mini mensajes que le hace llegar. Por un lado, lo veo bien porque supongo que lo de la madre se resolverá en la última novela y no tiene sentido que eso eclipse a los casos que Enola investiga en cada libro, pero por otro lado, me gustaría que se dieran más pistas sobre las razones de su madre para esfumarse de un momento a otro. Aquí apenas hay dos o tres menciones a la madre y es de forma casi anecdótica. Es fácil pasar las páginas sin apenas darte cuenta. Enola es un personaje entrañable al que da gusto acompañar e, increíblemente, nunca disminuyen mis ganas de saber más sobre ella. she made a much more satisfactory man than a woman, and it was narrow-minded of Pertelote to think otherwise” ….wut? This is about a woman who has literally no face left, disguising herself as a man to take revenge on Dr. Watson…. And this is what we have to say about it? Okay then. Con el segundo libro, ya había ajustado las expectativas en cuanto al tono de la historia, pero es cierto que la resolución me pareció un tanto confusa, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que, en principio, es un libro enfocado a un público middle-grade.The relationships between Enola and her mother and Enola and her siblings are explored a little bit, but you’re left asking for more. In our villain we have an example of sibling love that goes beyond murder, but is also tainted with the inability to forgive. Mental Illness

She manages to rent a room in the house across from the Watsons and starts waiting for the next bouquet. She intercepts the delivery boy, who talks about a man who gave him the bouquet and then his nose fell out !!!Kroll, Justin (February 8, 2019). " 'Killing Eve' Director to Helm Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes' ". Variety . Retrieved 2019-02-19.

Sweet god, how I love these books! Sorry. That’s not something a professional reviewer should start off by saying is it? I should probably be coy about my opinions. I should couch my language with faint praise saying sniffy little things like, “It seems that Ms. Springer has truly found an oeuvre that will suit some out there”. My review would nod its head at her other books and series and then end with constructive criticism along the lines of, “Certainly children in search of mysteries will have no problems with Ms. Springer’s popular choices.” Well, forget it. I can’t be all detached and restrained when I’m talking about Enola Holmes. The fact of the matter is that I can’t get enough of her. From the minute I read her first story The Case of the Missing Marquess, I was hooked. Now we’re on Enola’s third caper, The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, and things are heating up. Whether you’ve been reading these books faithfully from the start, or have just dropped into this series without seeing its predecessors, this is one Enola Holmes mystery that is bound to mystify, confound, and delight. Dear Enola bends her ferocious intellect and perceptiveness to a case that that elicits her immediate interest and concern. Doctor John Watson is missing, and no one knows what has happened to him. Ich bin mir auch noch nicht ganz sicher, ob es von der Autorin eine gute Idee war, die Auflösung des Falls um den verschwundenen Dr. Watson im ersten Kapitel schon zu verraten oder nicht. Der Vorteil war, dass ich als Leser immer wusste, ob Enola auf der richtigen Spur ist oder nicht. Enola shows herself to be an intelligent, rational, resourceful, and brave protagonist. Readers will look forward to hearing this heroine’s unique voice again.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

And this book was amazingly cool from start to finish! Mostly because this time Enola's full focus was on the case she was dealing with. And not without reason, because James Watson is missing and she did specialize in finding lost people, didn't she? And therefore this book contains a lot of scheming, planning, going undercover, asking the right and wrong questions and some action where our Enola comes very close to a dangerous enemy. For when Enola visits the grieving Mrs. Watson, she discovers a decidedly bizarre bouquet among the standard bunches of flowers signifying condolences. Composed of an odd and sinister assortment of flowers, the bizarre bouquet seems to have been sent by someone who wanted revenge on Dr and/or Mrs Watson, and who is very happy the Doctor is missing. Perhaps the sender of the bouquet is also the one responsible for Dr. Watson's disappearance..! Come sempre il libro è pieno di dettagli dell'epoca, tra usi, costumi e cibo, tutto è studiato con minuziosa attenzione. Una tercera parte que engancha y que deja con ganas de continuar con la saga. La lectura es amena en todo momento, así que entre eso y lo corto que es el libro (205 páginas), me lo acabé en un par de sentadas.