Book #29 of 2019: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock #3) With this third novel playing out along similar lines to its shaky predecessors, I think I’ve reached the end of my patience with the Lady Sherlock series. There are some strong character elements that I like in its genderbent version of …
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Book #93 of 2018: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock #2) Although I really like the character of Charlotte Holmes, she’s yet to have a truly engaging novel built around her. This second adventure at least centers the clever detective more than the first, but it relies far too heavily on coincidence …
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Book #53 of 2018: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock #1) I cannot over-emphasize how much I love Charlotte Holmes, author Sherry Thomas’s take on the famous consulting detective. She’s every bit as genius as the original figure, and Thomas writes insightfully about the restrictive Victorian gender roles that would stifle …
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