cwiegmann24 's review for:

The Devil's Grin by Annelie Wendeberg
4.0

I enjoyed this book, the character of Anna was incredibly intriguing - she always kept me interested in knowing more about her. She's brilliant, able to hold her own in the same room with the incredible Sherlock Holmes, which is shown through her ability to fool nearly everyone she encounters. The case she is trying to solve with Holmes really isn't the interesting part of the book, although it ties everything together nicely. The best part is seeing Anna and Sherlock push and pull against each other, both incredibly stubborn, and masking their interests with the focus on solving the source of the cholera deaths. The book also has a little bit of a commentary on women's rights - Anna is a brilliant doctor but her status does not allow her to even attend school. The emotional trauma that she puts herself through just to have the career that she loves is another subplot that makes Anna feel real.

Great characters, intense story, overall a very good read.