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The Dragon Turn (2011)

by Shane Peacock(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1770492313 (ISBN13: 9781770492318)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Tundra Books

series

The Boy Sherlock Holmes

review 1: This book just didn't deliver for me, although it had a couple exciting scenes. I really enjoyed the other books in the series but this one seemed confused--or at least, I was confused reading it. It was nice to see Sherlock again, but he seemed to make obvious mistakes, and I didn't understand where some of his thoughts were coming from. The action scenes were confusing; I didn't grasp a good idea of where things were located in relation to each other. However, I could still feel the intensity of the danger and the excitement at end of the book did not disappoint (with the exception of things feeling...unresolved).
review 2: First off, I read this book because it was nominated for red maple this year. I enjoyed the adventure and storyline in this book but it ... morecompletely Desecrates the Sherlock Holmes character! Sixteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is definitely NOT an insecure lonely child whose only source of support is his "girlfriend" Irene Doyle, who appears to be an unsuccessful parody of Irene Adler. The author could have done so much better with the characters. This book would've earned itself at least a four star rating if not for the name "Sherlock Holmes". less

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