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missy_reading 's review for:
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Case of the Missing Marquess
Series: Book 1 of the Enola Holmes Series
Author Nancy Springer
Publisher Philomel
Published 02-16-2006
Audiobook Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
Format Read: ebook/audiobook
Trigger Warnings :Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Sexism, Blood, Death of a parent
Can the Holmes name have more than one great detective in their ranks?
On the fourteenth birthday of Enola Holmes her mother leaves and doesn't return. While trying to figure out what has happend to her mother and also running from the life that her older brothers Mycroft and Sherlock see best for her; our heroine ends up on the investigation of a missing Marquess. Will she be able to find her mother and the Marquess before her brothers find her?
I think that this novel does a great job of leaning in to the mystery genre and paying omage to the great Sherlock Holmes stories. I had previously watched the Netflix adaptation before reading this book and was pleasantly surprised by how much more I enjoyed the novel. I think that this could be a really fun way to introduce Sherlock Holmes to a younger generation.
I loved Enola and her spunk. Enola took all of the things that her brothers and society told her were "wrong" with her and use those things to her advantage to help her in her escape from the life that she didn't want as well as aiding her in her search for her mother. I think that Enola read as a fourteen year old should.
I think that this was a great set up for the rest of the series. The story was one that moved quickly and kept the reader guessing and engaged.
The pacing from the beginning felt quick but not rushed. I think that for the audience that this is geared towards the plot moves just fast enough to keep the reader engaged without feeling rushed.
I thought that the prose was done extremely well. All of the characters spoke in a way that gave you a distinct sense of the time period as well as being easy to understand. I think that this author did an amazing job in their research of the original stories of Sherlock Holmes and the result is a novel that feels like an extension of the original narrative.
I really enjoyed this book and can not wait to share it with my niece and continue on with the series.
Series: Book 1 of the Enola Holmes Series
Author Nancy Springer
Publisher Philomel
Published 02-16-2006
Audiobook Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
Format Read: ebook/audiobook
Trigger Warnings :Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Sexism, Blood, Death of a parent
Can the Holmes name have more than one great detective in their ranks?
On the fourteenth birthday of Enola Holmes her mother leaves and doesn't return. While trying to figure out what has happend to her mother and also running from the life that her older brothers Mycroft and Sherlock see best for her; our heroine ends up on the investigation of a missing Marquess. Will she be able to find her mother and the Marquess before her brothers find her?
I think that this novel does a great job of leaning in to the mystery genre and paying omage to the great Sherlock Holmes stories. I had previously watched the Netflix adaptation before reading this book and was pleasantly surprised by how much more I enjoyed the novel. I think that this could be a really fun way to introduce Sherlock Holmes to a younger generation.
I loved Enola and her spunk. Enola took all of the things that her brothers and society told her were "wrong" with her and use those things to her advantage to help her in her escape from the life that she didn't want as well as aiding her in her search for her mother. I think that Enola read as a fourteen year old should.
I think that this was a great set up for the rest of the series. The story was one that moved quickly and kept the reader guessing and engaged.
The pacing from the beginning felt quick but not rushed. I think that for the audience that this is geared towards the plot moves just fast enough to keep the reader engaged without feeling rushed.
I thought that the prose was done extremely well. All of the characters spoke in a way that gave you a distinct sense of the time period as well as being easy to understand. I think that this author did an amazing job in their research of the original stories of Sherlock Holmes and the result is a novel that feels like an extension of the original narrative.
I really enjoyed this book and can not wait to share it with my niece and continue on with the series.