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erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review
3.0
I've been wanting to read this for a really long time, because I was intrigued by the premise of the 20-something Lillian, reputed niece of Sherlock Holmes, following in her famous uncle's footsteps in the streets of late Victorian/Edwardian Baltimore.
That's not really what this book was like, though. Lillian Holmes isn't really Sherlock Holmes's niece, because she lives in our world, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is real and Sherlock is fictional.
This is much less of a mystery novel and much more of a paranormal romance. Usually, PNR is my reading preference, and if there are vampires, so much the better. However, I never really connected with George as the romantic hero. He could have made a great nemesis to Lillian if Lillian were truly a great crime-solver, but she isn't, and George is never truly set up as her nemesis. Since he's not a terrifically evil nemesis-turned-romantic partner, there's not as much tension between Lillian and George as there could be.
Sure, all the women think George is handsome, but as vampires go, there's nothing much memorable about him. I also had a bit of a hard time keeping track of some of the secondary characters.
This novel is the first book in a series. The series might get much better after this, which represents only the very beginning of the relationship between Lillian and George. I don't think it's the right series for me. You may feel differently.
That's not really what this book was like, though. Lillian Holmes isn't really Sherlock Holmes's niece, because she lives in our world, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is real and Sherlock is fictional.
This is much less of a mystery novel and much more of a paranormal romance. Usually, PNR is my reading preference, and if there are vampires, so much the better. However, I never really connected with George as the romantic hero. He could have made a great nemesis to Lillian if Lillian were truly a great crime-solver, but she isn't, and George is never truly set up as her nemesis. Since he's not a terrifically evil nemesis-turned-romantic partner, there's not as much tension between Lillian and George as there could be.
Sure, all the women think George is handsome, but as vampires go, there's nothing much memorable about him. I also had a bit of a hard time keeping track of some of the secondary characters.
This novel is the first book in a series. The series might get much better after this, which represents only the very beginning of the relationship between Lillian and George. I don't think it's the right series for me. You may feel differently.
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