I thoroughly enjoyed this book! What it instantly reminds me of is the Enola Holmes series, which is a spinoff of the iconic Sherlock Holmes series, set during the same time, but written and published in the last decade. Piper Sail reads very similar to that in terms of personality and setting. What is very different is the fact that Piper is a lot older than Enola hence the story is more nuanced with elements of romance too. Similar to the Enola Holmes movies, honestly.
Back to this book. I wasn't expecting it to go the way it did. I feel like the plot was a little wonky. The reveal in the end wasn't unbelievable or anything, just not very satisfying to me. Also, the way the story goes made me raise a brow because how the book is categorized as Teens and YA, and I think it should come with a good deal of trigger warnings. I absolutely love the angle this took with Mariano's background and where that took the story. I also very much appreciated the conversations with side characters like Nick (Piper's brother) and Walter (Piper's close friends). I think both characters were very important, and it was amazing to see their interactions with Piper shape her day. I'm not very fond of Lydia, didn't really feel a draw towards her in the little the readers get to see of her. The narration was absolutely brilliant with all the diverse cast and each character having their independent voice.
Review of Part 2 here.
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