{"id":23953,"date":"2024-09-21T19:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T23:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=23953"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:58:02","slug":"the-last-note-of-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/23953","title":{"rendered":"The Last Note of Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Last Note of Warning<\/em><\/a> (2024) Katharine Schellman<\/a> (Nightingale Mysteries #3)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in New York in 1925<\/p>\n

Vivian is in trouble. <\/p>\n

When she discovers the body of a man, the police decide she must be the killer, and Leo Green’s connection can only get them so far.<\/p>\n

I had a very hard time getting into this book for some reason. I started it, dropped it for a couple months, picked it back up, and finally managed to finish it.<\/p>\n

There wasn’t anything wrong with it, it just felt more depressing than I wanted. Vivian is accused or murder, Leo can only help her so much, Honor can’t help her at all, and Florence is having a difficult pregnancy.<\/p>\n

A kiss like an apology. <\/p>\n

Vivian\u2019s eyes snapped open, meeting Honor\u2019s, her breath coming faster when she saw the regret there. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I could help you. But I can\u2019t. Not this time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It wasn’t a bad story, but I kept fretting about bad things happening, and about people letting Vivian down.<\/p>\n

At the end of the story, I’m not sure how I feel about Leo or Honor. Neither set out to hurt her, but their actions were hard.<\/p>\n

But it does end on a lovely note.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes forgiveness is a gift you choose to give, even though a person could never possibly earn it, because you love them. Because they are forgivable, even if whatever they did isn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat sounds\u2026\u201d Vivian shook her head. \u201cReally damn hard.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is.\u201d Florence smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the hardest things in the world. But if you can\u2019t do it, you\u2019re going to go through life alone. Because everyone you meet, everyone you love, at some point will do something unforgivable. We\u2019re human. We can\u2019t avoid it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Vivian Kelly, Florence, Beatrice Henry, Danny Chin, Honor Huxley, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Buchanan, Jimmy, Mags, Corny Rokesby, Levinsky, Leo Green, Miss Ethel, Hattie Wilson<\/p>\n

Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein<\/p>\n

Publisher: Minotaur Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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