Alright. After reflecting on my last post, I decided to try posting my book reviews here and see how that goes! If not, I'll rethink bringing back my other blog and doing them exclusively there. Obviously these won't be in the same format, but they might evolve that way. By all means, share your critiques.
Novel: A Study In Silks
Author: Emma Jane Holloway
Series: Yes
So I finished A Study In Silks last night, and right off the bat, I am quite disappointed.
I loved the cover of this book, loved the idea of the book, but ultimately I found it confusing. Which I am sad about because I'm not a steampunk fan, but I picked this one up hoping it would help me transition into the genre.
Alas, it was not meant to be. I found the characters hard to grasp. I don't know if it was because it was told from multiple view points, but I didn't get a sense of WHO they were. Not a single one. And they all seemed really weak, like they couldn't stand behind their decisions - especially Tobias near the end.
I also felt like I had come in through the middle of the book and had missed all relationship building between the characters. And some "relationship building" throughout the book was needed. Two people falling in love within a week without barely speaking to each other? Come on.
Two big questions that still plague my mind:
- How did Nick know where to find Evelina?
- Is there really a point to having Sherlock Holmes in the story?
I really wanted to like this series, but I don't know if I will be continuing on with it or not.
Have you read it? What did you think?
-M
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