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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Elementary, She Read in Books

Feb 21, 2018  
Elementary, She Read
Elementary, She Read
Vicki Delany | 2017 | Mystery
10
9.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
What a great find for a Sherlock Holmes fan! Elementary She Read is the first in a new series about Gemma Doyle, who runs a Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, which I very much wish I could visit in real life. When the owner of a rare magazine is murdered and Gemma finds the body, she becomes the prime suspect. Gemma and her friend Jayne investigate to clear her name. This was a well written mystery with a charming setting and some unique characters. I’ve loved Vicki Delany / Eva Gates’ other mysteries, and this is now one more to add to my always-buy list.
  
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Faction Paradox, #5) in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Faction Paradox, #5)
Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Faction Paradox, #5)
Kelly Hale | 2006
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Full of "Mary Sue"-isms and fannish wank, the book does one hell of a disservice to both the Faction Paradox mythos as well as to anything [Sherlock] Holmes-related! The lead character, Gillian, is neither likeable nor someone whom you hope succeeds! Sure, there are probably worse Holmes pastiches out there, but I'll stake my nose on it that none of them will be as bad as this drek! 100% certifiably AVOIDABLE! 'Nuff said!
  
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David McK (3854 KP) rated Enola Holmes 2 (2022) in Movies

Dec 8, 2022  
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
2022 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
7
7.9 (7 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Enola Holmes, as a character, was someone I had never heard of before the 2020 Netflix film of the same name.

Unlike her older brother Sherlock . Or even the oldest child of the family (she's the youngest) Mycroft Holmes.

Yes, as in *that* Sherlock Holmes.

Anyway, I do remember watching that first film and finding it entertaining enough, even if I don't remember all the particulars (aside from a lot of 4th-wall breaking talking to the screen going on).

That's not really that much of a hindrance to this one, with the key events given a quick recap at the start of the film - I also have to say that the frequency of the 4th wall breaking seems to have been cut back a bit (thankfully).

This movie takes the (real) story of the matchstick girls strike of 1888 as its basis, with Enola investigating the disappearance of a worker from that factory in a case that, as time progresses, starts to entwine more and more with that which her brother Sherlock is working on, eventually culminating in a (very) famous antagonist coming to light ...

(even if I did call it roughly 3/4s of the way through)
  
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David McK (3854 KP) rated Elementary - Season 3 in TV

Apr 10, 2023  
Elementary - Season 3
Elementary - Season 3
2014 | Drama
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
The third season of CBS's modern-day American-set reinterpretation of Sherlock Holmes, with this season - IMO - very much one of two halves: during the first season we have the whole Sherlock and Kitty plot arc (whilst he is initially estranged from Watson), while the back half is more akin to the first two series in set-up.

I must admit, also, that - while initially I found her to be quite annoying - the Kitty character did actually grow on me over the course of the season.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2615 KP) rated The Baker Street Letters (Baker Street Letters #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Baker Street Letters (Baker Street Letters #1)
Michael Robertson | 2009
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Reggie Heath has rented the offices that would be Sherlock Holmes address if he'd been, you know, real. Part of his lease involves answering the letters, a job he's assigned to younger brother Nigel. But one letter sends Nigel on a trip to Los Angeles with Reggie close behind. What has Nigel stumbled into?

I'm not a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, but I was intrigued by this book. Turned out to be a fun twisty read with good characters. It took a little bit to feel like I was part of the story, but once I got going, I couldn't put it down.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-baker-street-letters.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.