Hi guys,
I'm really making up for not posting for about three months, with two posts in one week.. ONE! (Snaps for Annie) who would have thought!? Haha..
Well anyway, my lovely boyfriend bought me this book and I didn't want to start it before I read the original Sherlock Holmes books so I could fairly see how it fitted into the series.
As an Anthony Horowitz fan, (love Alex Rider) I was pretty excited about this book but also quite wary, our Anthony has a habit of having lavish details and a pretty high body count. I have to say, this book falls right in line with the originals, in a yes, more shocking and twisted story but it's explained at the start by Watson.
He tells us, how he thought this story was too shocking for society at this time so he left it in a safety deposit box with instructions that it wouldn't be opened for a hundred years. Clever, right?
As I've mentioned Anthony likes lots of details and lots of bodies, but this book was so well done in the sense it followed the original style of Sir Conan Doyle. There were twists and turns that are pure Horowitz style but also, nothing was explained to the very end which is Doyle's style.
I have to admit I'm more of a Watson than a Sherlock as when I was reading the book, I found myself only realising what was happening with The House of Silk when Watson himself, was realising the truth. Perhaps that's what the writer intended or perhaps I'm just unable to follow the game... My dreams of being a detective slowly seeping out the window. *sigh*
It's based in the middle of the Sherlock Holmes story, after Holmes pretended to be sick for a case and before the infamous Moriarty comes into serious play. Yet, it just seems like this story should be there as part of the Sherlock series even if there is over 100 years between the authors.
I actually can't recommend this book enough, it's absolutely gripping and so hard to put down. It took me about 2 days to read, I was totally engrossed by it, even almost missed by bus stop a couple of times. Whoops.
This book is great for those who just aren't ready to say goodbye to the consulting detective and his biographer. It's an amazing addition to the series and as they say imitation is the highest form of flattery and this time it really worked! (Finding it really hard to stop gushing.. Eeek.)
Anyway, hope you enjoy!
Annie x
I'm really making up for not posting for about three months, with two posts in one week.. ONE! (Snaps for Annie) who would have thought!? Haha..
Well anyway, my lovely boyfriend bought me this book and I didn't want to start it before I read the original Sherlock Holmes books so I could fairly see how it fitted into the series.
As an Anthony Horowitz fan, (love Alex Rider) I was pretty excited about this book but also quite wary, our Anthony has a habit of having lavish details and a pretty high body count. I have to say, this book falls right in line with the originals, in a yes, more shocking and twisted story but it's explained at the start by Watson.
He tells us, how he thought this story was too shocking for society at this time so he left it in a safety deposit box with instructions that it wouldn't be opened for a hundred years. Clever, right?
As I've mentioned Anthony likes lots of details and lots of bodies, but this book was so well done in the sense it followed the original style of Sir Conan Doyle. There were twists and turns that are pure Horowitz style but also, nothing was explained to the very end which is Doyle's style.
I have to admit I'm more of a Watson than a Sherlock as when I was reading the book, I found myself only realising what was happening with The House of Silk when Watson himself, was realising the truth. Perhaps that's what the writer intended or perhaps I'm just unable to follow the game... My dreams of being a detective slowly seeping out the window. *sigh*
It's based in the middle of the Sherlock Holmes story, after Holmes pretended to be sick for a case and before the infamous Moriarty comes into serious play. Yet, it just seems like this story should be there as part of the Sherlock series even if there is over 100 years between the authors.
I actually can't recommend this book enough, it's absolutely gripping and so hard to put down. It took me about 2 days to read, I was totally engrossed by it, even almost missed by bus stop a couple of times. Whoops.
This book is great for those who just aren't ready to say goodbye to the consulting detective and his biographer. It's an amazing addition to the series and as they say imitation is the highest form of flattery and this time it really worked! (Finding it really hard to stop gushing.. Eeek.)
Anyway, hope you enjoy!
Annie x
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