Week 44 Review: The Chess Queen Enigma

From Goodreads:
And then she mouthed a word at me—an unmistakable word that told me everything I needed to know. "Checkmate."

Evaline Stoker & Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does…including their foe, the Ankh. For the chess queen is not only a historic symbol of a woman's political power, but it has literal power as well—the queen will unlock the chessboard, revealing both treasures and ancient secrets the Ankh would kill to possess. It will take Mina's smarts and Evaline's strength to beat the thief and untangle this mystery before it is too late.

My Review:
Reading this book was so great! I've really enjoyed continuing on with this series, spending more time with Evaline and Mina on these adventures, as they solve these mysteries, and face off against the Ankh. This latest read was such a blast to read!

We've now gotten a few stories with Evaline and Mina, and gotten to know them, and they've gotten to know each other, so while they still don't always like one another, they know how to work together, which is needed with this latest adventure. 

Things quickly go wrong when the princess they need to guard to prevent diplomatic incidents between their two countries, is attacked basically right away. So dealing with that and the chess piece, and all the history and politics, was quite the problem.

I really enjoyed how things resolved, there's still things to deal with, but there's still 2 more books, and this was really satisfying! And those threads still needing to be tied up have me looking forward to continuing on with this series! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue on with the series! 

Author: Colleen Gleason
Series: Stoker & Holmes #3
Read: October 28th, 2023
Source: Edelweiss/Bought
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a Historical Fiction 2023 Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book!
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: October 6th 2015

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars