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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This started slow and I had trouble connecting with the characters at first, maybe in part because of the formal writing style. But by the end I was fully invested and loved the relationships Charlotte had with Livia, Mrs Watson and particularly Lord Ingram. I've always loved Sherlock Holmes and I adore retellings that exchange the original male protagonist with a strong female lead. I'm keen to see where the rest of the series leads.
Lady Sherlock is a brilliant re-imagining of everyone’s favourite detective, Sherlock Holmes. What you should be aware of before going in is that while there are many characters that are supposed to be based on their counterparts in the original, this series is built very loosely around the original characters (Watson, mrs Hudson, Mycroft, Moriarty). I particularly enjoyed Charlotte’s character, Sherry Thomas does not sidestep the difficulty a lady detective or, indeed an intelligent woman in Victorian England would have faced, and the series is realistic in portraying the plight of women while building a strong and more than capable female lead arising from the unlikeliest of circumstances.
While I enjoyed the characters very much, the actual mystery in this book could have been more engaging and interesting. I am totally hooked on the entire series though and Charlotte + Lord Ingram are so compelling and well written, I loved every page they were on. They have so much chemistry and make for such an interesting pairing, mainly because of the eccentricities of Charlotte’s character.
While I enjoyed the characters very much, the actual mystery in this book could have been more engaging and interesting. I am totally hooked on the entire series though and Charlotte + Lord Ingram are so compelling and well written, I loved every page they were on. They have so much chemistry and make for such an interesting pairing, mainly because of the eccentricities of Charlotte’s character.
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:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
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:
Yes
3.5 I like variations on the Sherlock Holmes stories but for me this one had too much of the lurid. Otherwise I enjoyed it and if I find them will read the rest of the series.
Strong start to a series --Thomas's interweaving of her world with that of Arthur Conan Doyle is nothing short of ingenious. But the plot does take a little while to pick up as it introduces multiple strands that Thomas successfully weaves together midway through.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
In which Sherlock Holmes is in fact Charlotte Holmes, a brilliant young woman of 25 who refuses to meet societal expectations by finding a husband and wedding him. She decides to make herself unmarriageable by ridding herself of her virginity, only to have it backfire when her assignée drunkenly tells all to his wife, who shows up to catch the act with other society ladies.
Charlotte is to be banished to the countryside by her parents, and so she decides to strike out on her own in London.
This was fun, imagining a female Holmes, especially one who is a bit socially awkward but has made the effort to appear.to integrate with society while keeping her eccentricity.
Charlotte is to be banished to the countryside by her parents, and so she decides to strike out on her own in London.
This was fun, imagining a female Holmes, especially one who is a bit socially awkward but has made the effort to appear.to integrate with society while keeping her eccentricity.