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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4 gwiazdki, bo bardzo udana lektura dla dzieci/ nastolatków. Całkiem fajnie się czytało
Great character in Enola!
Also enjoy the history in the story.
Also enjoy the history in the story.
Excellent if quick read. I tore through all six books in a week. Now for the movie!
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book uses the term “Gypsy”, which is a slur, to refer to Romani people.
This was such a fun, quick read! I loved Enola's character, she was clever and resourceful. I did feel that at times we were told how smart she was, rather than shown, but this was a problem I felt mostly at the beginning of the book. I also loved the nod to Sherlock (though I'm still having trouble believing that such a young, inexperienced girl could outwit Sherlock Holmes). Overall, it was a fun read and I want to continue the series.
★★★★
What an enjoyable story! I had heard positive things about this series from readers whose opinions I trust and they were not wrong.
Enola is the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, raised alone on the family estate in the country by her widowed and eccentric mother. And while I use the term "eccentric" to describe her mother, she is only eccentric because she refuses to conform to the standards set for women by English society in the 1800's. Given this unique upbringing, Enola is resourceful, funny and smart. When her mother mysteriously disappears, Enola is determined to find her mother, thwart her brothers' attempts to ship her off to a proper finishing school for young ladies, and successfully start her career as a scientific perditorian, or a finder of lost people and things. When she locates a recently kidnapped Marquess and ensures that he gets back safely to his family, her career starts in earnest.
Given that Enola is only 14 years old, the story is considered young adult however, there are some scary moments as Enola searches for the young Marquess in the East End of London - in the 1800's, not a place for the faint of heart.
Also, the social commentary on women and what they faced in 1800's England is compelling. Enola's mother does not actually own the family estate that they are living in. With her husband's death, the estate goes to the oldest male child and it is only by his grace that she is allowed to live there. For women who were not born to privilege, the situation is even worse as Enola learns when she eventually arrives in London.
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series to see what mysteries Enola gets involved in. The interplay between her and her older brothers is also highly entertaining.
What an enjoyable story! I had heard positive things about this series from readers whose opinions I trust and they were not wrong.
Enola is the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, raised alone on the family estate in the country by her widowed and eccentric mother. And while I use the term "eccentric" to describe her mother, she is only eccentric because she refuses to conform to the standards set for women by English society in the 1800's. Given this unique upbringing, Enola is resourceful, funny and smart. When her mother mysteriously disappears, Enola is determined to find her mother, thwart her brothers' attempts to ship her off to a proper finishing school for young ladies, and successfully start her career as a scientific perditorian, or a finder of lost people and things. When she locates a recently kidnapped Marquess and ensures that he gets back safely to his family, her career starts in earnest.
Given that Enola is only 14 years old, the story is considered young adult however, there are some scary moments as Enola searches for the young Marquess in the East End of London - in the 1800's, not a place for the faint of heart.
Also, the social commentary on women and what they faced in 1800's England is compelling. Enola's mother does not actually own the family estate that they are living in. With her husband's death, the estate goes to the oldest male child and it is only by his grace that she is allowed to live there. For women who were not born to privilege, the situation is even worse as Enola learns when she eventually arrives in London.
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series to see what mysteries Enola gets involved in. The interplay between her and her older brothers is also highly entertaining.