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. 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. The first book, The Case of the Missing Marquess, and the fifth, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery in 2007 and 2010, respectively.

As with the other Enola Holmes books, although this is considered "Middle Grade" I caution younger audiences that this contains references to some more mature content . Particularly disturbing is a case of disfigurement in this book, as well as lunacy. Edgar® Nominees". TheEdgars.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007 . Retrieved 16 October 2011. The fact that Enola guessed the solution because asparagus sounds like a spear of gus which sounds like Augustus which is the name of a guy recently put into an asylum is kinda hilarious to me. It should be in the dislikes, but it’s just so funny and preposterous how she keeps stumbling into clues that I’m gonna put it here. Enola rents a room across from the shop so she can watch the women. She overhears that Flora was disfigured very young. When Pertelote failed to babysit her effectively, Flora’s face was eaten off by rats. Enola learns Dr. Watson signed off on Flora’s admission to the insane asylum. The sisters almost catch Enola spying on them. She flees and hurts herself in the process.a b c d Montz, Amy L. (2019). "Unbinding the Victorian Girl: Corsetry and Neo-Victorian Young Adult Literature". Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 44 (1): 88–101. doi: 10.1353/chq.2019.0005.

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 !!! 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. 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. More like 3.5 STARS; though I did enjoy it, I think the stellar audiobook narration enhanced it and I might have been a bit bored at times were I simply reading this.) Kroll, Justin (February 8, 2019). " 'Killing Eve' Director to Helm Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes' ". Variety . Retrieved 2019-02-19.Sexism leads off every Enola Holmes review. The theme in this book is how easy it is to have someone—particularly a woman—committed to an insane asylum. In fact, if Enola had a man in charge of her, she could have been committed for sitting down to speak to a grimy urchin on the street. But again, being a woman allows her access and knowledge that her brothers don’t have. Each of the books has a central mystery at its core that Enola has to solve. Typically, these are focused on women and their problems in the era. For example — women being forced to wear corsets, thrown into arranged marriages, being robbed etc. (the rest of the review is available at my blog or any of the links below) The book opens with Dr. Watson trapped in an insane asylum. They won’t believe that he is who he says he is, and there’s no way for him to leave. It’s clear that once money exchanges hands, the “patient” is in there for good, unless someone rescues them. Enola muses throughout the novel on how easy it is to be committed to an asylum—all it takes is a man with money and a doctor’s signature. It’s an easy and acceptable way to get rid of an inconvenient wife since divorce is scandalous. Violence