friedatweehuysen's review
4.0
Amusing
Amusing and entertaining, I enjoyed the other Holmes brother. I think he's in more deeply already than even he imagines.
Amusing and entertaining, I enjoyed the other Holmes brother. I think he's in more deeply already than even he imagines.
holtfan's review
2.0
Well, 21st century. But I had that Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century theme song running through my head the whole time I read this novella.
100 years after Dr. Watson's death, Sherlock "Sebastian" Holmes and Mycroft "Myron" Holmes basically live the same way they did 100 years ago. Mycroft runs the government. Sherlock does detective stuff. They don't make friends. (Insert dark hints of sorrow over Dr. Watson's death.)
Meet Amelia Jones. She is an author who consults with Sebastian on the detective books she writes. And the minute she meets Myron, she decides to make him her lover. (Because she's attracted to smart men and he's smarter than Sherlock. Or something equally...logical.)
But Myron isn't interested so she decides to make herself intriguing by offering herself as his student. Mycroft thinks it might prove amusing till he bores of her. But he might be in for more than he expected...
This is a short Kindle freebie and I was suckered in by the promise of Mycroft with a lady friend. The result was...not at all what I would have expected. It was unexpectedly edgy (while remaining generally clean, some language) and quite easy to get through (with decoding puzzles if that is your cup of tea.) However, I didn't feel super comfortable with the power dynamics between Mycroft and Amelia (admittedly, I was probably reading into it) and I was ready to scream with the amount of times Mycroft "sneers" or Mycroft/Sherlock finish a sentence with "brother of mine." It is literally every page.
So...while interesting, not enough to get me to buy the next ones.
clarissagosling's review
5.0
This was a fun, quick read. Heavy on the cryptography (for those who like that sort of thing) and a unique take on the Holmes story.
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