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This was very entertaining as the second short story in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, being slightly less thrilling as the first (in my opinion). Many twists are in this series with this one being my second favourite (after miss Adler of course) with the league of red head men.

I have enjoyed this story considerably more than the previous just on account of how it cleverly played out.

I always envy Holmes' skills of perception and inspire me to look closer at everyday life. Sadly I lose said inspiration within a day of trying and failing to intimidate his work.

Alas, Holmes with always been an inspiration to me.

As always, Charlie Higson never fails to disappoint! This book follows the story of Jack and Ed, best friends in a boarding school where all the teachers have turned. Ed cant bare to kill any of them which leaves Jack to Do to dirty work. It follows Jack and Ed particularly leaving the school and finding others.
It very cleverly links in with what you know from the first book (The Enemy) and just generally a very good read.

In this story Holmes couldn't save his client in time, showing that he is only human. It involves the KKK which i found interesting as it indulges some information about them and how they act.
A good tale showing that Sherlock Holmes is just an arrogant human, much like the rest of us.

I read this book in thinking that it would be a cute contemporary, oh but was I wrong.
It's about a well off family in Chicago waiting for their father to come home from his monthly trip away to his cabin only to be found that he has died in a car accident on the way back. His fortune is divided between his wife his daughter and an unknown woman called Lily Desantro. His daughter sets out to this cabin to find out who this lily is.
It's set from various perspectives throughout the book, from our main character Michelle from her crude Uncle Harry to her pathetic excuse of a mother.
I personally found this too much of an 'adult' book because of the VIVID sexual thoughts/scenes, but apart from that a moving piece which kept her hooked with each read.

I has great difficulty reading this within the first 100 pages or so, just because I couldn't get stuck in the plot. However about 200/250 pages in I was glued, personally I would've preferred it if it were like that all the way through but hey ho.
It links well with the previous two books, especially with the Enemy which I found very intruding. Overall an okay book with a mediocre beginning and a semi good ending.
Worth a read if you're a big Charlie Higson fan

I am subscribed to this site called 'Book Bub' where they give you free or discounted Ebooks on various websites. This was available on kobo, and having kobo I gave it a shot. I am ever so glad I did because what unfolded from then was brilliant.
This is about a 24 year old Rose, whose mother was a controlling religious fanatic who thought Rose had a demon within her. When in reality she had visions of ordinary things like broken taps or a lost dog. But when one day she sees herself dead she is shook at her end, thus starting her independence from her mother.
This is what I entered the book with but oh my it spiralled out wonderfully. It didn't go where I was expecting it to go, but I'm glad it did. Yes some things may be far fetched towards the end, but it's a fiction book, aren't things meant to be fantastical and impossible?
I (somehow) managed to read this in one sitting because it gripped me from the very beginning.
10/10 would definitely recommend

Despite the immense detail in this book, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I was a fan of the film franchise (because my boyfriend at the time took me to see them and it has sentimental value, yada yada) but now I am a fan of both! It was wonderful getting the full story behind the films, though different in places it was wonderful.
15/10 would reccommend and probably will be rereading this at some point

Very very interesting indeed
Sadly I didn't finish ALL of it but I read the majority