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Really enjoyed this one, although I was unconvinced on the narrator's voice for the audio (he sounded too old, too mature).
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This is a modern day Sherlock Holmes story set in Conneticutt. Jamie Watson, the great, great, great grandson of THE James Watson meets Charlotte Holmes, the great, great, great granddaughter of THE Sherlock Holmes at a boarding school in Conneticutt. Almost immediately there is a murder and Watson helps Holmes solve it. At first Holmes doesn't like Watson at all but that changes as the story progresses. I enjoyed the story and I was thrilled to see a more modern version. Some of the original Sh
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Recommended by my sister, after reading it, as a decent book with "kind of annoying" characters. Thought I'd elaborate a little further now that I've finished it myself.
I do not believe I am the correct demographic for this book. That being said, I enjoyed it very much for the sideline reading it offered me. Let me elaborate:
Charlotte and Jamie are teenagers, and their characters are written to be relatable for teenagers. I am not a teenager, and so I find some of their behavior annoying, unimag ...more
I do not believe I am the correct demographic for this book. That being said, I enjoyed it very much for the sideline reading it offered me. Let me elaborate:
Charlotte and Jamie are teenagers, and their characters are written to be relatable for teenagers. I am not a teenager, and so I find some of their behavior annoying, unimag ...more
I really enjoyed this book. Basically you’ve got a female modern high school student Sherlock Holmes and her teenage male (lovable dummy) of a sidekick in Watson. Ok, Watson isn’t dumb, he’s just dumb enough to play the foil to Holmes.
The gender dynamics were fun, the mystery was extra and completely unbelievable, but that’s part of the fun.
I didn’t know a lot about the book when I started reading and I was pages in when I realized Watson (who was telling the story) was male and not female. Shru ...more
The gender dynamics were fun, the mystery was extra and completely unbelievable, but that’s part of the fun.
I didn’t know a lot about the book when I started reading and I was pages in when I realized Watson (who was telling the story) was male and not female. Shru ...more
Feb 04, 2020
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Lexile HL750L
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13.0
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13.0
Jan 07, 2016
Kim DeCina
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Mar 10, 2016
Sarah
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Nov 06, 2016
Sabrina
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Jan 04, 2017
Kammie
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Jan 19, 2018
Carrie
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Jan 29, 2020
Lauren⁷ 💜
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Feb 15, 2020
Bea
marked it as wishlist
Apr 03, 2020
Abigail
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Apr 15, 2020
Dee
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