A review by mudder17
A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King

5.0

These are books that can't be read a few pages at a time. Because once you get sucked in, you just don't want to leave! From an outsider's point of view, the relationship and Holmes may seem scandalous because he is so much older than she is. And this is talking about a time when men were often much older than their wives. And yet, I love their relationship because while there is definitely a physical attraction between the two of them, it is the meeting of the minds and respect of the person that makes their relationship so perfect. When they first meet in The Beekeeper's Apprentice, you think that they form a partnership (initially platonic) because she is just like him--she is the female version of Sherlock Holmes. But it's pretty apparent by the second book that Mary Russell is her own person--I think I read a blurb by the author that said that Mary Russell took on a life of her own and Sherlock Holmes adjusted and changed himself around her. And that's exactly what I'm finding. He is still very much himself, but perhaps more mature when it comes to relationships with other people. Either way, I'm loving this series!