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A review by softrosemint
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
3.25
i enjoyed this very much even if i cannot necessarily say it was good. i definitely had to turn my brain off at several bits.
however, i thought it was a pretty intelligent and interesting interpretation of the sherlock holmes stories, including how the original characters and their relationships were reinterpreted (absolutely delighted with sherlock being the pseudonym of a chubby food-loving woman in her mid-twenties who ruined her reputation to stop her parents from trying to marry her off). i also enjoyed the different dynamics - female relationships were definitely the centre of the novel but also the tension between charlotte and ingram was also palpable!
i can see myself devouring the rest of the series.
however, i thought it was a pretty intelligent and interesting interpretation of the sherlock holmes stories, including how the original characters and their relationships were reinterpreted (absolutely delighted with sherlock being the pseudonym of a chubby food-loving woman in her mid-twenties who ruined her reputation to stop her parents from trying to marry her off). i also enjoyed the different dynamics - female relationships were definitely the centre of the novel but also the tension between charlotte and ingram was also palpable!
i can see myself devouring the rest of the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia