content warnings: drug use, mentions of rape and roofies, violence, murder, poisoning

Honestly, I don't have too many thoughts on this book. Overall it was a really fun time. I enjoyed Jamie and Charlotte a lot as characters; I like that Brittany Cavallaro made them reminiscent of their great-great-great grandfather's while also making them their own characters. Their dynamic is also similar to Sherlock and Watson but still holds that originality. The side characters were a bit more hit and miss, with Lena and Milo being my favourites and the rest feeling pretty average. Not giving away spoilers, I really like the direction this book too concerning August Moriarty and his relationship with Charlotte.

The mystery was really fun and, similarly to a lot of the rest of this book, was clearly drawing on Arthur Conan Doyle's classics without ever being a cheap rip-off; in all aspects, this book is not just a one-note reminder of the classic Sherlock stories.

One thing that I really didn't like was the length of chapters. The books pacing was good, but some of the chapters could be up to fifty pages in length. I find it really difficult to read something when there are not only excessively long chapters but also when there are very clear points where a chapter could end and another one could begin. This is a personal point, but it did lesser my enjoyment of the book.

I would still really recommend this, and I think I'm going to pick up the sequel.