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angelqueen04 's review for:
The Game
by Laurie R. King
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another amazing installment to the Mary Russell series. I very much enjoyed this adventure, where Russell and Holmes set off from their home turf to the politically tense and potentially explosive land of India. King does an amazing job setting her characters down in early 1920s British-controlled India, throwing all the complexities of the time at the characters and forcing them to juggle them throughout their investigation.
SpoilerFor all that, though, I think my favorite passage is the one where Holmes gives voice to Russell's unconscious fear of leaving him behind/being separated in a hostile situation, something they had faced before in the events of O Jerusalem, which had left marks on both of them. I love how Russell pushed through her own fears and apprehensions and focused on getting the job done. That getting the job done involved Russell pulling a revolver and threatening to shoot Kimball O'Hara if he did not get a move on was some very tasty icing.
Very enjoyable.
SpoilerFor all that, though, I think my favorite passage is the one where Holmes gives voice to Russell's unconscious fear of leaving him behind/being separated in a hostile situation, something they had faced before in the events of O Jerusalem, which had left marks on both of them. I love how Russell pushed through her own fears and apprehensions and focused on getting the job done. That getting the job done involved Russell pulling a revolver and threatening to shoot Kimball O'Hara if he did not get a move on was some very tasty icing.
Very enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation