R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (Daughter of Sherlock Holmes, Bk 1) on + 1452 more book reviews
This may be the beginning of a new series but I don't think I will read the following books. Yes, I loved the cover and maybe that's what led me to believe that the book would be quite good.
Interactions between the two Dr. Watsons and Joanna Blalock were often entertaining. And, I liked the mystery segment for the most part. On the other hand I thought the author spent far too much time with the romance between the younger Dr. Watson and Joanna Blalock. Too touchy feely for me. Felt like the writer could not decide whether to write a mystery or a romance. Better luck with the next novel in this series.
Interactions between the two Dr. Watsons and Joanna Blalock were often entertaining. And, I liked the mystery segment for the most part. On the other hand I thought the author spent far too much time with the romance between the younger Dr. Watson and Joanna Blalock. Too touchy feely for me. Felt like the writer could not decide whether to write a mystery or a romance. Better luck with the next novel in this series.
Karen N. (KNoble) reviewed The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (Daughter of Sherlock Holmes, Bk 1) on + 3 more book reviews
This book is a good introduction to this new series. The author has his own style and did not attempt to copy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing style, except to keep the language in the times in which the story was written. I look forward to reading more in this series.
Joy L. (vintagejoy) -
Certainly a new twist (and a quite ingenious one,) in the spin-off of Holmes mysteries. Since the title states that this is the daughter of Sherlock Holmes, just assume that she is. How she got to be is quite a different story. Joanna Blalock, the woman in question, becomes involved solving a case of an apparent suicide, which she feels was not. She teams up with the original John Watson and his son, Dr. John Watson Jr. and quite a team they make. The homicide detective is the son of Lestrade. So far he seems to be quite a bit more pleasant to work with. I enjoyed the book, it is a real page-turner. The only problem I had with it was that it seemed that the Sherlock Holmesiness of it was a bit much. It has been awhile since I have read any of the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories, but I don't seem to remember Holmes popping off with his deductions so frequently. In any case, it is a promising start to a new series and I will certainly be reading the next book.
