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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Another few days with Russell and Holmes, and another romp well-spent. While this adventure wasn't perhaps my favorite - it went all too quickly - anyone who knows my taste in books knows that I enjoy nothing more than a well-rounded and developed character, and "Locked Rooms" furthers Mary Russell's status as one of these. Hats off to Laurie R. King for continuing to explore such a lively, curious, intellectual, and adventurous woman as Mary Russell, and for giving us the backstory she deserves!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A theme of this book is recovering memories of a traumatic past. It was handled well.
This book deals entirely with ghosts of Russell's past. We learn a great deal about her here and meet several interesting new people. Bonus: actual Sherlock POV!
I'll admit, I'm hooked on these Mary Russell books. I was dubious at first, about the idea of someone else writing Holmes... but that's not what Laurie R. King does. She doesn't try to add to Conan Doyle's Holmes, she almost creates a new one.
It's really quite brilliant! :)
It's really quite brilliant! :)
I love Mary Russell! Thank you Teri for reminding me about this series. Listening to Jenny Sterlin narrate this book was a delight. My jaw dropped when Dashiell Hammett made an appearance and in his earlier stomping grounds of San Francisco no less. Fun cameo complete with specific details from his life. I also enjoyed this look into Mary's earlier life.
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge: #33 A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge: #33 A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Read when first released.
Read again in September, 2012.
Read again in September, 2012.
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
The author uses the term “Orientals” to refer to Chinese people throughout the book, and while I acknowledge an attempt to be consistent with the era the book is set in, I don’t think pervasively using this term was necessary to move the story forward and this racism ended up detracting from the overall story.
This is probably one of my favorite Mary Russell books. In this book, Mary's childhood is explored. We find out what really happened to her family and why. While Mary is disturbed at being back in San Francisco, she begins to unravel her past and slowly remembers what her mind tried to forget. The setting is amazing, San Francisco 1920's.
I love the narrator of these audiobooks because she does such a great job with all of the various accents and personalities of the characters.
I love the narrator of these audiobooks because she does such a great job with all of the various accents and personalities of the characters.
medium-paced