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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
4.0
It looks like I'm totally into retellings of classics and even more it looks like I have come to like Sherlock retellings without ever having read the original novels, nor having seen the BBC series. I'm always fashionably late to those kind of parties. I'm quite sure that by now I have a very complete image of the world of Sherlock Holmes and at some point I'm gonna order the original books to see how much of it is really there. It will be a nice experiment.
Just like this book was a really nice experiment! In this case we are following the adventures of another Holmes and another Watson. They have never met before, especially since James Watson's mother kept him as far away from Charlotte Holmes as possible, but when they end on the same school, it's of course finally happening. The result is an interesting tale. It's both a mystery and a sort of romance and it feels like a great hommage to the source material.
We only see Charlotte Holmes through the eyes of James Watson, but she's quite an intriguing character. She has been trained to think and be like the detective making her family famous and although she's is clearly not as robotical as him, she did inherit a few of his traits. She's smart, she hides her emotions behind a mask and she has some issues with drugs. However, it's not hard to understand why James is so intrigued by her.
And it's not hard to understand why she might be intrigued by him either. Especially since he clearly brings his own set of skills to the mystery solving. The mystery is quite well done too. Although there were hints towards the killer, we don't get all the pieces of the puzzle until the very last moment. Of course, the direction is kinda clear, however, how all of this is connected to the Moriarty's takes a while to come to light.
And since the case is actually only partly solved, as there is clearly more hidden beyond the surface, I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
Just like this book was a really nice experiment! In this case we are following the adventures of another Holmes and another Watson. They have never met before, especially since James Watson's mother kept him as far away from Charlotte Holmes as possible, but when they end on the same school, it's of course finally happening. The result is an interesting tale. It's both a mystery and a sort of romance and it feels like a great hommage to the source material.
We only see Charlotte Holmes through the eyes of James Watson, but she's quite an intriguing character. She has been trained to think and be like the detective making her family famous and although she's is clearly not as robotical as him, she did inherit a few of his traits. She's smart, she hides her emotions behind a mask and she has some issues with drugs. However, it's not hard to understand why James is so intrigued by her.
And it's not hard to understand why she might be intrigued by him either. Especially since he clearly brings his own set of skills to the mystery solving. The mystery is quite well done too. Although there were hints towards the killer, we don't get all the pieces of the puzzle until the very last moment. Of course, the direction is kinda clear, however, how all of this is connected to the Moriarty's takes a while to come to light.
And since the case is actually only partly solved, as there is clearly more hidden beyond the surface, I can't wait to read the next book in the series!