Lately I have gone back to reread (in my case relisten) to the entire Lady Sherlock series to date. I’ve enjoyed the experience but more importantly I discovered details I had not noticed before…
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have been revisiting this series lately and when it came time to listen to this book again, I admit, I wasn’t too enthusiastic. It wasn’t a favorite when it first came out. I had assumptions based on what I ‘thought’ the story told bur as the relisten (audio book) progressed, I realized I had either missed or not remembered things correctly.
Big Mistake.
Sherry Thomas’ writing can be very visceral. This particular book is a great example.
The encounter with Moriarity left me exhausted and wound so tight I couldn’t breath for a few minutes. Clearly, I had absorbed the reactions from Charlotte and the group. Then again, the addition of a gattling gun in Sherlock’s bedroom was a bit…
The discovery of a rather important but carefully, craftily noted detail had gone unnoticed until this relisten. Moriarity himself reports to someone higher??????!!!!!!
O.M.G.
Learning this after listening to the entire series many times left me pondering what I might expect with the next book in the series (which can not come fast enough).
This book is an amazing adventure. We have the opportunity to learn more about our key players and discover things that are surprising and intriguing. It is also early enough in the series for me to realize just how carefully crafted the entire series is, not just the individual books.
Clearly, this is a much bigger puzzle than I originally thought.
Moriarity likes to maneuver and manipulate everyone. There are no lengths he will not go to. Pitted against not only his daughter but Charlotte & Company the game becomes far more deadly and the plotting becomes extremely ambitious.
Taken after reading the rest of the series you begin to understand the stakes and contemplate what Charlotte has been planning. Prepare to have your mind boggled!
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