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daydreamangel18's review
3.0
The Three Monarch was a quick little short story about the famous detective. Let me emphasis on “short”. There was not enough words to build tension and hardly any adventure. Our favourite detective investigated and solved the case almost immediately, introuducing not even one red herring. However, I did enjoy Horowitz’s writing, and again found an old friend in his Watson’s voice.
a_ndr_in_a's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
manyfacets's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
urlphantomhive's review
4.0
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If you are a Sherlock fan. like me, chances are you were watching the new episode yesterday, like me. Don't get me started on how rude it is to only provide one episode after two years of waiting (or how the series is dwelling a lot on how awesome it is). Luckily for us, there are other Sherlock Holmes stories to keep the waiting bearable.
I've not been a fan of all the modern Sherlock Holmes stories, but when I was reading The House of Silk I was surprised by how well it captured the characters and how much I liked the writing. This is a (too) short story intended as a promotion. And even though it was too short to give the story anything substantial going on and to be really interesting, it did remind me of how much I liked The House of Silk and that I should certainly read Moriarty soon.
I'd say, mission accomplished. The case is closed.
If you are a Sherlock fan. like me, chances are you were watching the new episode yesterday, like me. Don't get me started on how rude it is to only provide one episode after two years of waiting (or how the series is dwelling a lot on how awesome it is). Luckily for us, there are other Sherlock Holmes stories to keep the waiting bearable.
I've not been a fan of all the modern Sherlock Holmes stories, but when I was reading The House of Silk I was surprised by how well it captured the characters and how much I liked the writing. This is a (too) short story intended as a promotion. And even though it was too short to give the story anything substantial going on and to be really interesting, it did remind me of how much I liked The House of Silk and that I should certainly read Moriarty soon.
I'd say, mission accomplished. The case is closed.
snowymiya's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
podcast_buecherreich's review against another edition
4.0
Sehr kurzer Fall zum Miträtseln, der in gewohnter Holmes-Manier geschrieben war. Hat mir gut gefallen. Es ging um einen kuriosen Einbruch in drei Häusern einer Straße, bei denen drei identische Statuetten der Königin gestohlen wurden. Der Einbrecher wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt und erschossen, aber irgendwas stimmt da nicht. Holmes und Watson ermitteln!
mirsadovica_bracna's review against another edition
4.0
Ein kurzes Buch für zwischendurch, also eher eine Kurzgeschichte.
Aber eine gute Geschichte
Aber eine gute Geschichte
aditurbo's review
3.0
Cute story, not amazing, writing a little heavy-handed, which makes it hard to read even though it's so short. Not up to the level of Horowitz's first Sherlock novel.
marine_bru's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
booksandbacon's review against another edition
5.0
Another great but short read. Now onwards to Moriarty.