cheye13 's review for:

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The pitch of lesbian scifi sherlock holmes does a lot of heavy lifting here and I would say the book definitely delivers. The romance is a whisper of a background subplot, and the mystery is very much central focus, and the science fiction is integral to the storyline. I think everyone's expectations are likely accurate, and I don't have much to complain about. Except I'm not a huge mystery fan, nor a huge scifi fan, nor a huge sherlock holmes fan, so I that's on me. I was impressed by the integration of the science fiction, though.