Reviews

Snake Bite by Andrew Lane

yeti_god's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

agnes_the_wyrm's review against another edition

1.0

This one was just... racist. A bad time.
Especially hated the scene where two white, Western boys bonded with each other by beating up three Chinese boys. What on earth was the thought process behind that scene?

manarelkodes's review against another edition

4.0

I had fun reading this One .. it wasn't the most adventurous book of the series but the ending had me shocked and hooked at the same time ...
i can't have the next book until the next book cause the library who sell it is closed for now ..

etkahler's review against another edition

4.0

If the last book upset me because of the bit of a cliffhanger, this book upset me so much that I wanted to cry.

Throughout the whole series, I've been absolutely sure that

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Sherlock and Virginia would not end up together.

Anybody who has read the canon Sherlock Holmes knows it's going to end up like that. However, this whole time, I figured that

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Virginia would die and that would cause Sherlock the suffering that causes him to condemn himself to bachelorhood for the rest of his life. For some reason, it never ever occurred to me that she would choose to marry somebody else! I mean, it probably should have been obvious when Sherlock was off to China for a year or more. Virginia couldn't even be sure he was still alive and if the opportunity to move on presented itself, I can't blame her for taking it. But still the pain!

That being said, the story line itself was great. The only thing that threw me was that we didn't even get into the meat of the mystery till over halfway through the book. The filler in the first half was still interesting, such as

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Wu Chung teaching Sherlock the foundations for his knowledge of martial arts.

But I found myself constantly asking, ok, when is a murder going to happen already.

All around though, a great addition to the series, despite it ripping out my heart.

zluke's review against another edition

3.0

I felt like there was an awful lot of build up, and then the ending seemed almost too easy. The plot didn't really seem to go anywhere and it doesn't seem to have much significance within the series. I'm hoping the next book, where Lane has said Sherlock returns older, wiser and sadder will be better.

im_gay's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

a_spencer's review against another edition

4.0

Poor Sherlock what a gut punch at the end! An easy and enjoyable read just like the rest

shahduila's review against another edition

4.0

وجد هولمز نفسه مختطفاً على متن سفينة غلوريا سكوت المتجهة الى الصين حيث تنتظره الكثير من المغامرات في الطريق و مغامرات اكثرحين وصوله حول لدغة افعى و سفينة حربية امريكية و موت ثلاث اشخاص.
الرواية فاقت مستوى توقعاتي، اللغة جيدة جداً بغض النظر عن الاخطاء الاملائية في الترجمة كما ان الحبكة ممتازة ... رواية مليئة بالتشويق و الاثارة لكن الاحداث بالامكان توقعها اثناء القراءة ان كنت منتبهاً جداً الى ادق التفاصيل كما يفعل هولمز.

clowngirl's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

astudyinliterature's review against another edition

5.0

Oh Sherlock, how my heart breaks for you. A year away, a new adventure and you’re rewarded with a broken heart and several scars, among other things. I look forward to seeing you again in the next book.