My favorite of the sequel series so far!!
I think the main reason I liked this one much more than the other two is because it’s set at Bletchley park, which is a very interesting scene, much more so than the other two locations in this series (a house in Coventry, and a square in London). It made the book very interesting overall, and it increased the spying elements for me, as the last two books sort of felt a bit lacking in actual spy work.
Also, I’ve gotten more used to the characters: I love Nuala, easily my favourite. May grew on me in this one, I have never actively disliked her, but in the two previous instalments she did really grate on my nerves in a way that I didn’t find excusable due to her age or circumstance. But in this one her outbursts and “annoying” actions felt more understandable, pitiful or even relatable.
The mystery was engaging enough for me to be invested, and there was bits that I didn’t see coming.
However, this book still has issues. My main problem is the cast felt slightly too big, there weren’t that many suspects, but there was a large amount of people to keep track of and I found myself getting a bit mixed up (but that might just be cause I’m dumb).
Also, a problem I’ve had consistently in this book and the other books is the character Eric. Sure he’s a sweet kid, but honestly I don’t know how to feel about him. In the last two books I’m fairly sure that if he was removed from the books not all that much would change. We got his POV for the first time in this book and his background played an important role in the narrative here but it still didn’t feel like enough to me. His plotline was meant to be emotional, and at a basic human level I sympathised, but for some reason I can’t really bring myself to care all that much about him.
But overall this book still was very enjoyable, and I’ll be hoping for another soon.