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A review by isabellarobinson7
The Devil's Due by Bonnie MacBird
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
DNF at page 142 (39%)
Rating: NA
I really was enjoying The Devil’s Due. It wasn't bad for a non-canon Sherlock Holmes story, or any detective story for that matter. But perhaps therein lies the problem: Holmes could be swapped out for any other investigative officer and the story would hardly suffer. Yes, there is some things about Mycroft Holmes that obviously couldn't remain if Sherlock were removed, same goes for Dr. Watson, but with only minor tweaks made to character and place names (221b Baker St. is an exclusively Holmesian address) Bonnie MacBird's detective mystery could still function without its supposedly "main character".
To be honest, I decided to DNF The Devil’s Due because I realized I was only reading it to add to my Goodreads goal. That, and I was prioritizing Words of Radiance over literally everything else.
Rating: NA
I really was enjoying The Devil’s Due. It wasn't bad for a non-canon Sherlock Holmes story, or any detective story for that matter. But perhaps therein lies the problem: Holmes could be swapped out for any other investigative officer and the story would hardly suffer. Yes, there is some things about Mycroft Holmes that obviously couldn't remain if Sherlock were removed, same goes for Dr. Watson, but with only minor tweaks made to character and place names (221b Baker St. is an exclusively Holmesian address) Bonnie MacBird's detective mystery could still function without its supposedly "main character".
To be honest, I decided to DNF The Devil’s Due because I realized I was only reading it to add to my Goodreads goal. That, and I was prioritizing Words of Radiance over literally everything else.