Reviews

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

starrysheep's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ladymedievalist1's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

4.5

bullfinchbeach's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kristinconnolly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

If you like Sherlock homes retelling that’s more gender inclusive this is for you. A sorcerers and retired captain team up to solve the mystery of a strong willed/risk taking women who is being blackmailed. Her soon to be marriage to fishmonger women is threatened. This team meets seveal different species and travels to space to uncover this person. It felt like a doctor who adventure almost. John is definitely autistic coded and I just wish they wrote his character as that. 

countingbabaas's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was so fun to read - Doyle by way of Douglas Adams. John Wyndham is so lovable.

farrington's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

torilaird's review

Reading slump

starthelostgirl's review

4.0

This book definitely included more science fantasy than I anticipated, but I enjoyed it for the most part. Haas, the Holmes character, was brutally unlikeable but had an odd appeal as a character, though Wyndham was even more prudish and uptight than the original Watson. I got very tired of reading Wyndham’s notes about censoring the foul language of those around him.

The style was witty and fun, however, and I enjoyed traipsing around the weird world and meeting the odd characters. I think if Haas had retained a little more of Holmes’s people skills and charms, and Wyndham relaxed a bit, I’d have really enjoyed it. This was much more of an adventure than a mystery in the end.

fiturri's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

nataliecg's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75