Beth

This second book in the Sherlock Holmes collection is incredibly similar in structure, writing style and execution to a study in scarlett. Watson's unfaltering admiration and praise for Sherlock Holmes grew more tiresome to read in this book as it was very repetitive and hyperbolic and after hearing him sing his praises in the first book it was a sentiment as a reader that we were already well aware of. Overall however Sherlock Holmes is a guilty pleasure read and I love hearing Stephen Fry narrate the story. Sherlock Holmes stories are fantastic and although rather far fetched they are always a pleasure escapism read. This book while similar to the first was equally as much fun to read.

4.5

4.5

This was soo good! I didn't realise until reading it that it's the second in the Jesse Redpath series but I will be going back and reading Canticle Creek immediately! This book felt visceral and alive. Set in the wild forests and ungrowth in Australia, Jesse is assigned to the town of Satellite from her previous role in the territories. She works for the police. When she is assigned to help with flooding and thunder storms causing trees to fall in the area one night, she is unsurprised to hear that someone inside their car has been crushed by a tree. However when she turns up to investigate she doesn't think it's an accident at all! I loved her rough and ready character. She was tough but incredibly loving. I liked the impenetrable character of Nash and the smattering of community around both characters. I will certainly read anymore books produced in this series. The sense of atmosphere and location were sensational. You felt you were there during the rain and the storms and in the cabin with Jesse in the bitter frosty mornings.

Thanks to the Author, the Publisher and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

4.5. Best Friedda McFadden yet but final Jay twist had too many plot holes for me.