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A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

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pinks_paperbacks's review against another edition

4.0

I like the fact that even though it’s a recreation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” it doesn’t feel forced. Even the characters that were recreated, especially Sherlock Holmes whose gender was changed to a female, doesn’t feel forced on you. There was a running theme of feminism and it spread beautifully in the story that made it a genuine issues and not one where it is used to be on trend.

The writing was so wonderful and weirdly calming to read while keeping the thrill of the story. There was a hint of Agatha Christie’s style of writing, specifically like Hercule Poirot stories which made it even more enjoyable to read. This book did encourage me to read other recreations by the author.

brianne_k's review against another edition

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4.0

*4/5*
This was lots of fun. Took me a little while to get into but I love the genderbent Sherlock Holmes. I can't wait to continue on.
I am totally shipping Charlotte and Lord Ingram too, oh my lord.

verumsolum's review

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4.5

A solid book, and interesting to see how Holmes navigates each situation she finds herself in, but … I feel like my nose is pressed against the window: like I am seeing things happen, but with a slight degree of remove from the situation. I enjoyed it fairly well, but am unsure whether or not I wish to continue with the series. (But that may say more about my reading tastes than the quality of this book)