3,5 rounded up
I read somewhere this is the last book in this series and I'm a bit sad because it's one my favorite.
That said this isn't my favorite book in the series as I found it a bit disjointed: a first part full of promises, a central part dragging and full of repetition, the last part rushed.
I was happy to catch up with the characters and I was happy to meet again Violet, Emerson and the cast of characters.
I liked the mystery but I found the solution a bit rushed and I was able to guess the culprit soon.
I enjoyed it, had fun but I was expecting more as this always was an excellent series.
I don't think it can work as a standalone even if there's plenty of backstory but it will be appreciated by people who read the other books.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine