Okay I must talk about this book!! This was unexpected for me. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did, but I buy into this whole premise!! I bought this ages ago because I saw it on bookstagram, then it sat on my TBR pile for almost a year. Today as I was doing laundry I didn’t feel like going upstairs to get my current read, so I picked this up off the shelf. I am here for Charlotte Holmes and Lord Ingram. I love the Watson angle and the direction Livia is taking. This is just a fun read plain and simple and I love it. I am sooo thankful that I had the foresight to buy the second in the series the same day!

Now I came into this series with no reviews read or any real knowledge about it other than it’s a Sherlock retelling with female characters. Just to forewarn you this is a slow burn kind of book. The author takes her time with the characters and the mystery. I felt like I’ve been well set up for a long series (hopefully very long). I’ve since read some reviews just now and apparently a lot of people didn’t like it or how much time and detail was spent on other characters. I personally loved it. I will say the author spends a lot of time, I mean A LOT, on Charlotte’s weight and her contemplating her double chins. I hope that aspect doesn’t continue in the next books, but it’s not enough to keep me from reading or enjoying the series. At least not yet!