313 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330511988
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan Children's
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers--his uncle and aunt--in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plagu...
Community Reviews Summary of 845 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 42%
lighthearted 14%
challenging 10%
dark 10%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 43% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 19%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Body horror, Death313 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330511988
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan Children's
Publication date: Not specified
Description
It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers--his uncle and aunt--in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plagu...
Community Reviews Summary of 845 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 42%
lighthearted 14%
challenging 10%
dark 10%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 43% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 19%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death