I feel like this book's title is misleading or something. It has nothing to do with the book as they talk about Sherlock Holmes' bees for about 3 pages.
Anyway, I actually really liked this book. It took a little while to get into it because Mary Russell bugged me so much at first but, honestly, after a couple chapters, I really started to enjoy it.
While I was in the middle of the book, Mike got the movie Sherlock Holmes on Netflix and it was fun to watch that while I was reading this book about him. It also made me want to read some real Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
I don't have a lot to say about the book because it was all that deep or anything, I just found it really interesting. I do have one thing to say that will probably creep you guys out and I'm sure non of you will agree with me. I know it's weird, but I kind of wanted them to hook up and get married or something. I know I know, he's like 3 times her age, but I can't help it! I mean, back in the day older guys married super young girls all the time, right? She seemed a lot more mature than 18 or 19. Ok, I'm just trying to convince you. I know it's weird, I just liked them as a team/couple.
One more thing, I thought the writing was really beautiful in the chapter about them in Palestine. It was a nice little aside from the rest of the book and I liked all the Hebrew and the Jewish references. It was interesting.
Anyone else really like the book?
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I'm glad you liked it. I totally agree about taking a few chapters to get into it, but then it's kind of interesting to get involved in the story and in their minds.
I kind of expected them to get married, too. Turns out, this is the first book of a series, and at some point they do get married. So, Randi, you're not the only one.
I'm still reading it and I'm starting to really enjoy it. Once the mysteries starting popping up it got really fun. SEriously? they get married later in the series? That creeps me out.
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