the last of august by brittany cavallaro

One of my BIGGEST pet peeves with the first two novels is the length of the chapters and the amount of content crammed into them.

The novel feels more organized in comparison to its predecessors. Cavallaro executes this style wonderfully, making sure there aren’t many moments of repetition while capturing Jamie and Charlotte’s voice during their particular chapter. In addition, this provides more opportunities for plot growth and expansion, seeing different parts of the mystery unfold through both Jamie and Charlotte. As someone who’s TYPICALLY not a fan of multiple POVs, this was a shocking yet pleasant surprise it provides greater room for character development as readers learn abot Jamie and Charlotte through their own eyes. Though I rated this as a three cups of tea like the other two, I still think this novel excels in comparison to it’s predecessors … Goodreads needs to add a “.5” system to their rating scale.ĬONTENT & TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains topics regarding absent parent (abandonment), anger issues, anxiety (panic attacks), blood, death (murder - mentioned), drugs (drug addiction), pills, rape (sexual assault- mentioned) and trauma (PTSD).įor once, the alternating point of view are refreshing and exciting. It’s as though Cavallaro heard our complaints about the first two and amended as many of those quarrels as possible for The Case for Jamie. Oh my gosh … the second last book! I honestly feel bad because I’m PRETTY sure I’m the one taking the longest to read the books in this buddy read ha-ha! This is, by far, my favourite book in Cavallaro’s series (for now … there’s still one more book left). Genre / Themes: Contemporary | Mystery | Retelling | Romance Links: Amazon CA | Book Depository | Goodreads Someone who wants to see one of them suffer and the other one dead. Someone who has been quietly observing them both. Holmes and Watson may not be looking to reconcile, but when strange things start happening, it’s clear that someone wants the team back together. No one has seen her since that fateful night on the lawn in Sussex-and Charlotte wants it that way. Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can’t seem to fall for.Ĭharlotte is on the run, from Lucien Moriarty and from her own mistakes. Synopsis: It’s been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven’t spoken. “Reading took me away from myself, so I tried to be reading all the time.”

The last of august by brittany cavallaro