The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Sep 20, 2008 Kathy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: highly-recommend, england, favorites, mystery, series, favorite-authors, sherlock-holmes, bees

One of my favorite books period! This first book in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series sets up a fascinating relationship between two intriguing characters. The reader becomes ensconced into the world of these two.

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May 01, 2011 Bea rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I am not a big fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. Perhaps I read too many of them when I was younger and just burned out. I do like the TV show "Elementary", which is a more modern Sherlock Holmes story.

All of that is to point out that, if I had known this was a Sherlock Holmes story, I might not have read it. However, I did and enjoyed it a lot, especially the focus on Mary and her interactions with Holmes. A nice new look at this old character. ...more

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Jul 01, 2009 Luann rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, historical-fiction, adult, gr-author, mystery, metafiction

I liked the premise of this a lot, and thought I would really like it. But it was much too slow in the beginning and read too much like a memoir. I wanted her to get on to the action/mystery portion of the story! Once that happened, the story started to move and I enjoyed it much more. It made me want to reread some Sherlock Holmes mysteries. It's been much too long since I read any.

I'm giving this four stars even though 3.5 would be more accurate. The first really dragged for me and was about 2 ...more

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Jul 29, 2017 Becky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, audio, 5-or-4-stars-standout

I was trepidatious about delving into a Holmes-post-retirement story, but overall I found the characterization not too distractingly off target. I thought the mentorship relationship was believable and satisfying. I enjoy Mary very much, but prickle at the treatment of "Uncle John;" Watson is NOBODY's "doddering old fool." I figured I would look into the rest of the series, but the new direction of the Holmes/Russell partnership (noted casually in book summaries) has me looking seven ways askanc ...more

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