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Cô Gái Bí Ẩn (2012)

by Shane Peacock(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Kim Đồng

series

The Boy Sherlock Holmes

review 1: Teenage orphan Sherlock Holmes wants nothing more than to be recognized for his genius in solving two major crimes, but Lestrade and the teenage criminal Malefactor made sure that he not only got no credit, he's also more alone than ever before. When a major kidnapping occurs, Holmes is determined that this time he'll solve it, get all the credit, and make Lestrade look like the idiot he is. But then, it turns out that the fate of a very young, forgotten boy rests on the solution of the case, and Sherlock starts to wonder about his own motives.I really liked the first one in this series, but this one was, frankly, bleak and depressing. Sherlock is always cold, wet, late, in trouble, disappointing his mentor, losing his last friend, etc. He also just wasn't a particularly p... moreleasant character to spend time with. I could see that Peacock was trying to show his gradual improvement in character, but I just didn't buy it. It's also insufficiently explained why he pushes Irene away from him--I vaguely recall some of the circumstances of the first book, but not enough for that to make sense, so someone reading this volume first will probably really be confused. I have to say I preferred Andrew Lane's take on young Sherlock--'Death Cloud.'
review 2: It started off slow, drawing my interest along like a new puppy on a leash. The author knew where he was leading me, the reader, but I couldn't see the sense of it all just yet. By books end I was thoroughly engrossed and waiting to see if the final reveal was anything along the lines of what I imagined. (Psst....it was and then some!) Though this was the third book in a series of which I have not read the prior installments, I was still able to enjoy the story on the whole...but it does make one curious to know how exactly things arrived at the stage they are presented. A great way to get acquainted with Sherlock Holmes before diving into the classic novels of litereture past. Recommended read for all ages...and a work out for the mind to discover just who what when and where things occured! Happy reading... less

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