You know that feeling you get when you stumble across a truly great find in a bookstore?
Yeah, you know that one.
Of course, you don’t realize it’s a great find until you’ve finished with it. Which is problematic. Because then you want more of it. But what if there isn’t more of it? Then you are left with despair!
That’s how I feel right now.
Despair.
Because my book is over. And it’s not (currently) a series.
Now, what is this book about that you so distraught, you might ask? Well, it’s a retelling of Sherlock Holmes if Holmes was a woman…and a sorceress. Her name is Shaharazad Hass.
The plot of the story is written from the perspective of her roommate, Mr. Whyndham. He writes the story as if he is writing a serial for a paper or a magazine. Which does mean the chapters are short. Some of them are very short, maybe two full pages at most.
The world-building and character development are delightfully zany. The plot is very intriguing (I mean, really, it’s great and twisty!) but it’s all the little things that drew me in. The minor characters are just as intriguing as the major ones.
I just want more of this world.
Can I have more, please?
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