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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Excellent second installment in the series. This time Holmes is living with an eccentric apothecary, having upset his father so much from what happened at the end of book one that Holmes senior can't stand the sight of his own son. Sherlock is determined to solve a crime and gain public credit for it, as well as a monetary reward to better his circumstances, and the chance may have come when a famous trapeze artist plummets to near death and Sherlock suspects it was not an accident. I think these are excellent mysteries, but not for the younger readers, more for middle school due to their dark nature and the historical accuracies like references to "painted women" of London. I am still waiting for his brother Mycroft to make an appearance, however; I wonder if this series will include him at all.
this series was exactly what got me into reading. i read this series back in grade 4 in my native language (vietnamese) and i enjoyed it sooo much even more than the original works from conan doyle. in fact i even planned on stealing the books on multiple occasions as they were from my school's library (many thanks to vinschool for its glorious library that i still am dreaming of). i rmb i would savor the books, eat up every word like i was famished. i was in absolute awe of this so exquisite so magical world called reading. i would parade everywhere with this series, telling everyone how good it was (i was bragging about reading - something kids my age back then would never do - which made me feel superior but cmon it was actually good). now, years later, i'm not sure if i still love this series like i once did, but it'll forever have a special place in my heart.
in the conclusion i want to thank shane peacock for this wonderful series. without it i wouldn't even read, let only being on goodreads and writing this. hell without it would never have started writing.
in the conclusion i want to thank shane peacock for this wonderful series. without it i wouldn't even read, let only being on goodreads and writing this. hell without it would never have started writing.
second of the boy sherlock series. Just as fast-paced and as intriguing as the first.
Now that I know who this version of Holmes we can go off into the mystery. I know that Holmes is young here so I shouldn't be expecting him to act like the Holmes I know but it's there. I'm also finding myself waiting for Watson to walk on screen, I mean we already have young!Lestrade so why not Watson? ;) Anywho the mystery was alright and the ending seems almost precisely the same as the last book which is really what bugs me. I know it's going to take time for Holmes to rise but I'm really hoping in the third book something happens to get something going. I love Sigerson Bell too, just have to put that out there. He amuses me. Especially when Holmes came in and thought he was dead when really he'd chloroformed himself.
I'm not abandoning ship yet but I hope the next book is better.
I'm not abandoning ship yet but I hope the next book is better.