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A review by sarahnoelle
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
4.0
For James Watson, Charlotte Holmes is a lot more than the girl of his dreams. I mean, she is absolutely that, but to confine her to that title would be unfair. As the great-great-grandson of John Watson (Yes. That John Watson), the moment he found out as a young boy that somewhere out there the great-great-granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes was solving insane crimes at the age of eleven he became fixated on the idea of someday meeting her. In Watson's fantasies, they run frenzied through hidden tunnels with flashlights as partners in crime. When he comes face to face with her though at the age of 16 at his new elite boarding school in Connecticut, he gets the sinking suspicion she may not be as taken with the idea. That is until one of their classmate's ends up dead under mysterious circumstances- and they realize they're being framed for it. As the two are thrust right in the center of an insane murder plot straight from their ancestors stories they soon realize the only way they're ever going to crack this case is together.
***spoilers below***
While A Study in Charlotte had a slow start, when it picked up, it really picked up. I finished the book in just under 24 hours solely because I couldn't put it down. While James and Charlotte may have gotten off to a slow start, their feelings for each other formed surely and inevitably. A classic Holmes, Charlotte was brusque and standoffish and not one to make friends easily. It's not hard to understand why she's found herself at the center of this sinister plot. The real question is, who's pulling the strings? Just about everyone seems like they could have it out for our young protagonists and the end- while not a huge surprise- was compelling enough to make it worth the wait. I was glad to find that A Study in Charlotte was the first in a three book installment. While it's not the best book I've read this year, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this modern day Holmes and Watson and am eagerly awaiting the next book in the mail.
***spoilers below***
While A Study in Charlotte had a slow start, when it picked up, it really picked up. I finished the book in just under 24 hours solely because I couldn't put it down. While James and Charlotte may have gotten off to a slow start, their feelings for each other formed surely and inevitably. A classic Holmes, Charlotte was brusque and standoffish and not one to make friends easily. It's not hard to understand why she's found herself at the center of this sinister plot. The real question is, who's pulling the strings? Just about everyone seems like they could have it out for our young protagonists and the end- while not a huge surprise- was compelling enough to make it worth the wait. I was glad to find that A Study in Charlotte was the first in a three book installment. While it's not the best book I've read this year, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this modern day Holmes and Watson and am eagerly awaiting the next book in the mail.