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For some reason I had mentally shelved this as a ‘boring’ instalment to this series, and was pleasantly surprised to find myself wrong. I liked the external mystery which followed a fairly traditional whodunit structure, I liked the weaving in of The Hound of the Baskervilles, and I liked Holmes and Russell’s partnership.
I don’t know - perhaps I was just more ready to spend time with the beautifully described Dartmoor.
I still wasn’t a fan of the inclusion of Sabine Baring-Gould as a main character - I suppose he was an interesting person but since he’s someone I’m otherwise completely unfamiliar I wasn’t excited by his inclusion, and I’m never a huge fan of cameos by real historic people or characters from other media (unless it’s someone I personally am a fan of - then of course it’s just fun!)
Anyway, the mystery and the mood enthralled me and I kept picking this up to read just a little more. I do wish the ending had been a little stronger - more time spent on the confrontation and defeat of the antagonists would have been nice given how long was spent on their trails.
I do want to remark on the fact that poor Mary spends SO MUCH time wet and cold. I could make a drinking game for the number of times she gratefully takes a hot bath!
I don’t know - perhaps I was just more ready to spend time with the beautifully described Dartmoor.
I still wasn’t a fan of the inclusion of Sabine Baring-Gould as a main character - I suppose he was an interesting person but since he’s someone I’m otherwise completely unfamiliar I wasn’t excited by his inclusion, and I’m never a huge fan of cameos by real historic people or characters from other media (unless it’s someone I personally am a fan of - then of course it’s just fun!)
Anyway, the mystery and the mood enthralled me and I kept picking this up to read just a little more. I do wish the ending had been a little stronger - more time spent on the confrontation and defeat of the antagonists would have been nice given how long was spent on their trails.
I do want to remark on the fact that poor Mary spends SO MUCH time wet and cold. I could make a drinking game for the number of times she gratefully takes a hot bath!