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mcampbel's review against another edition
3.0
Good. I have a feeling that it improves add it goes on for the next book.
pinkrain718's review against another edition
2.0
I was thoroughly disappointed with this book. Maybe I expected too much about two Brits receiving letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes who become embroiled in a mystery. Listening to the audiobook version was fun though because the reader had a lovely accent...
The plot was predictable, the characters mostly annoying and the ending was just awful.
The plot was predictable, the characters mostly annoying and the ending was just awful.
anana11's review against another edition
3.0
The other reviews of this book are spot-on. Essentially, I agree:
- The premise is interesting.
- The writing is decent.
- The characters are reasonably fleshed out.
- But the execution lacked something.
It's a good read, if somewhat flat. I listened to it in the car during my commute, so it was perfect for that. It was entertaining, but I did not feel compelled to stay in the car at my destination to find out what happened next.
- The premise is interesting.
- The writing is decent.
- The characters are reasonably fleshed out.
- But the execution lacked something.
It's a good read, if somewhat flat. I listened to it in the car during my commute, so it was perfect for that. It was entertaining, but I did not feel compelled to stay in the car at my destination to find out what happened next.
librarykate's review against another edition
4.0
Always fun to read a book set in a location that I know.
candyflynn's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
charlottejones952's review against another edition
2.0
I listened to this one on audiobook from the library and though I flew through it and found it to be an entertaining read, I was a little disappointed to be honest.
This book read as a normal mystery story and the Sherlockian aspects promised by the title and blurb were pretty much non-existent and the story wouldn't have been any different without them. I enjoyed some of the characters and the mystery was intriguing enough, though I feel that the conclusion to the whole thing was too rushed for my liking.
Overall, this felt a little silly and I couldn't really recommend it as I don't feel that this is a story that will be memorable at all. I am glad I read it as I am planning to read many books inspired by Sherlock Holmes this year but to be honest, this wasn't a great start.
This book read as a normal mystery story and the Sherlockian aspects promised by the title and blurb were pretty much non-existent and the story wouldn't have been any different without them. I enjoyed some of the characters and the mystery was intriguing enough, though I feel that the conclusion to the whole thing was too rushed for my liking.
Overall, this felt a little silly and I couldn't really recommend it as I don't feel that this is a story that will be memorable at all. I am glad I read it as I am planning to read many books inspired by Sherlock Holmes this year but to be honest, this wasn't a great start.
krisrid's review against another edition
1.0
This was a disappointment. I didn't finish it.
The description of the book made it sound like there was a big Sherlock Holmes connection, but really the only involvement of Holmes is the fact that the offices one of the main characters leases is on Baker Street, and people write letters to Sherlock at that address. The owner of the building requires anyone who rents the premises to respond to the letters with a form-letter response. So the misleading suggestion of a Holmes connection was the first disappointment.
The second disappointment was the characters - not one of the ones introduced in the first third of the story [which was as far as I could stand to read] was at all likeable or even interesting to me, and couldn't manage to work up any interest whatsoever about what might happen to them.
Finally, this was presented as a mystery, and I suppose if you REALLY stretched, you could call the fact that one of the main characters becomes interested enough in one of the letters to Holmes to drop everything and run off to L.A. to try to find the grown woman who when she was eight years old 20 years ago, wrote a letter to Holmes.
The problem is that virtually nothing happens in the first third of the book. There's some set-up of the two brothers who are the main characters, but it's too much detail, and it is dull as dirt, so maybe the rest of the book gets more exciting, but I wasn't willing to waste more reading time risking that hope.
The description of the book made it sound like there was a big Sherlock Holmes connection, but really the only involvement of Holmes is the fact that the offices one of the main characters leases is on Baker Street, and people write letters to Sherlock at that address. The owner of the building requires anyone who rents the premises to respond to the letters with a form-letter response. So the misleading suggestion of a Holmes connection was the first disappointment.
The second disappointment was the characters - not one of the ones introduced in the first third of the story [which was as far as I could stand to read] was at all likeable or even interesting to me, and couldn't manage to work up any interest whatsoever about what might happen to them.
Finally, this was presented as a mystery, and I suppose if you REALLY stretched, you could call the fact that one of the main characters becomes interested enough in one of the letters to Holmes to drop everything and run off to L.A. to try to find the grown woman who when she was eight years old 20 years ago, wrote a letter to Holmes.
The problem is that virtually nothing happens in the first third of the book. There's some set-up of the two brothers who are the main characters, but it's too much detail, and it is dull as dirt, so maybe the rest of the book gets more exciting, but I wasn't willing to waste more reading time risking that hope.