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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5 but rounded up for the love of snarky Watson.
Quite an odd two for one special here, the second half was just a completely separate story that was (I guess technically) tied into the first, but just barely recognizable as a flashback. My favorite part was how Doyle only just bothers to give the reader a wrap up at the end. It felt like an editor said 'you have to write something' and Doyle was like 'god, fine. Here is three sentences' in the grand tradition of petulant teenagers the world over.
Quite an odd two for one special here, the second half was just a completely separate story that was (I guess technically) tied into the first, but just barely recognizable as a flashback. My favorite part was how Doyle only just bothers to give the reader a wrap up at the end. It felt like an editor said 'you have to write something' and Doyle was like 'god, fine. Here is three sentences' in the grand tradition of petulant teenagers the world over.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ooh, this one was fun! I rather like the half-and-half style of the Holmes novels, where you get the mystery in the first half and the backstory in the second, it's neat. Secret societies are fun, although you do forget for the most of the story that this is supposed to relate to Moriarty, which is maybe the point. For this one, I find I like the second half better than the first, simply because I think it has a little bit more suspense, but both bits are good. I think it's my favorite Holmes novel so far.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Gore, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism