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A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
4.0
Trigger warnings: mentions of sexual assault, child abuse, incest, molestation
I picked up this book because it’s been on my TBR for awhile and I just caught up with the Veronica Speedwell series and I wanted something similar. However, these two series could not be more different!
I was taken off guard from the very first page. The different point of views were confusing and it took me awhile to grasp who was who in reference to the original Sherlock stories. The mystery was slow to develop which I actually appreciated since it allowed me to get my bearings and become accustomed to the writing style and characters. It started really picking up around the halfway mark and that’s when I became really invested. I wish the mystery hasn’t been solved in such a lackluster way, specially considering it’s details but overall, the character and their relationships really intrigued me and make me want to continue the series.
(Also love how the title reference not only the Sherlock Holmes novels and also details of the story itself
I picked up this book because it’s been on my TBR for awhile and I just caught up with the Veronica Speedwell series and I wanted something similar. However, these two series could not be more different!
I was taken off guard from the very first page. The different point of views were confusing and it took me awhile to grasp who was who in reference to the original Sherlock stories. The mystery was slow to develop which I actually appreciated since it allowed me to get my bearings and become accustomed to the writing style and characters. It started really picking up around the halfway mark and that’s when I became really invested. I wish the mystery hasn’t been solved in such a lackluster way, specially considering it’s details but overall, the character and their relationships really intrigued me and make me want to continue the series.
(Also love how the title reference not only the Sherlock Holmes novels and also details of the story itself