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More like 3.5 stars.
I liked it; I really did, but to love it or really love it, it needed a bit more flare and less redundancy. Several of the short stories were a 4 for me, but some were barely a 2.5 because there wasn't much intrigue in them, or they were just wrapped up too quickly, or they just told the story without much Sherlock Holmes moments.
However, I adore the character Sherlock Holmes. If I were to rate the character, I would give it a 5, but the collection of short stories averaged ...more
I liked it; I really did, but to love it or really love it, it needed a bit more flare and less redundancy. Several of the short stories were a 4 for me, but some were barely a 2.5 because there wasn't much intrigue in them, or they were just wrapped up too quickly, or they just told the story without much Sherlock Holmes moments.
However, I adore the character Sherlock Holmes. If I were to rate the character, I would give it a 5, but the collection of short stories averaged ...more
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Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
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Laura
marked it as to-read
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Diane
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Elizabeth Stultz
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