Alex

Out of the three novels I've read so far I'd rank this one last. In my opinion it was slower paced and didn't have the same intrigue as the previous two. 

I would highlight that in the beginning there was the whole midterm of wether or not the whole ordeal was supernatural or not and that provided a twist that wasn't in the other entries. 

However I didn't feel as engaged as I did in the other stories and the characters weren't as endearing aside from Sir Henry Baskerville and a little bit Mrs Stapleton.

Personally, this read was very impactful and inspiring. Learning about how someone who had it way worse than I did, at least on paper, was able to overcome all those obstacles was encouraging to say the least. I've been kind of a loner for some time and it's good to learn about someone who despite being on her own, ended up coming out of it with a victory and an amazing story to tell. 

You can tell the toll it takes on someone to be raised in such a manner. In a very personal manner, this book increased my despise for religion when it is imposed and when there seems to be no cure to the ignorance that certain precepts of it imply. I also loved the way the topic of family is portrayed and could not agree more with the fact that we sanctify it and put it on a pedestal. That should not be the case.

Seek knowledge and dispose of everything and everyone who is setting you back, regardless of who they are and the title they possess in your life.

This book was not for me. I thought it was a cheap romantic story you can find hundreds of times on Netflix at any moment.

The style of writing was horrendous. The fact that it had no punctuation to indicate dialogues made my heart hurt.

I also saw the excerpt from Conversations with friends and it's the same thing, so I will most likely not be checking out any more of Sally Rooney's work.

I felt this book was not as great as the previous two entries. As with every collection of stories, some were very interesting and solid Sherlock stories, but others seemed a little lower in quality and even repetitive. Still, the highs in this book were very high and it goes to show how good this series is.

My favorite stories from this book were:

• A scandal in Bohemia
• The red headed league
• The five orange pips
• The man with the twisted lip
• The adventure of the noble bachelor