It was about time to get back to St. Mary's. I admit I didn't recall the details of what had happened in the previous book, which shows that I shouldn't leave too much time between reading them. I liked Max's new challenges as training officer and I was glad that they didn't jump up and down the timeline as much as they did in previous stories. The whole Hoyles sub-plot didn't really interest me all that much and it felt a bit like a filler to set up bigger plotlines / new ? adversaries for the following books, which was fine by me. All in all as always a entertaining read and I'm looking forward to more. (2 September 2024)

[I've stopped rating books in May 2024]