Midoriko-sama's review
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell)
by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author!)
Midoriko-sama's review
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell) by Laurie R. King (Goodreads author!)
Midoriko-sama's review
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Excellent read: I've never been happier to have waited for a book to ship from overseas. I was instantly hooked to the captivating narrative style - not to mention, the intriguing version of Sherlock Holmes' character in his later years.
Very true to the British mentality of the time, not to mention very true to Conan Doyle's description of both the people, the places, the attitudes and the characters. Watson and Mycroft vibrate to life as the pages turn. The main antagonist is salacious and cunning in her more than murderous plots, and nothing can be said enough to praise the thoroughness in which both Holmes and Russel are described. Undergraduate life at Oxford shines through with all its famished, sleepless, sleet-covered nights. Sussex alights warmly like a cool breeze on an English summer's day amongst the corn-gold countryside. London echoes with all the grey noise and life it still is famous for today. And of course, there is Scotland Yard. And of course, there is the rubic cu...more
Very true to the British mentality of the time, not to mention very true to Conan Doyle's description of both the people, the places, the attitudes and the characters. Watson and Mycroft vibrate to life as the pages turn. The main antagonist is salacious and cunning in her more than murderous plots, and nothing can be said enough to praise the thoroughness in which both Holmes and Russel are described. Undergraduate life at Oxford shines through with all its famished, sleepless, sleet-covered nights. Sussex alights warmly like a cool breeze on an English summer's day amongst the corn-gold countryside. London echoes with all the grey noise and life it still is famous for today. And of course, there is Scotland Yard. And of course, there is the rubic cu...more
