The Case of the Missing Marquess

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post, the point of which is to catch up on my “To Write About” stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness..
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This is a cute read for people who like the idea of Sherlock Holmes, but aren't that interested (or ready) in the real thing. Which may sound dismissive, but it's not supposed to be. I can easily see why the people behind the movie(s) latched onto this character. I can also easily see why they tweaked the content of this book and expanded it for the first movie (does the second book some/all of what they used to expand?).

I don't know that I'm going to go the distance with this series, but I can easily see going for one more dip in the pool.

Fast, amusing, and pretty clever. This look at Sherlock and Mycroft's little sister is a pleasant little book.

I have to admit that I watched the Netflix adaptation of this before I ever even owned the book. I really loved the movie which is why when I saw it at Walmart for $6 I had to buy it. Most times the book is usually better than the movie. While I didn't hate the book I definitely preferred the movie.

Anyways on to my thoughts on the actual book which isn't all that much because I just thought this book was ok. It was a quick easy read that I could have easily read in one sitting had I not had other things to do. I loved Enola's character which probably has a lot to do with the fact that I was picturing Millie Bobby Brown the whole time.

I think this is a case of if I had read it first I could have potentially enjoyed it even more but since I watched the movie first and really loved it the book fell a little flat for me however I would definitely be interested in reading on in the series.

I read this just after seeing the new Netflix movie.
The movie and the book are pretty much the same up to when Enola is being sent to boarding school
and then the plots diverge. A lot.

Both are pleasant and fun stories, but I preferred the movie.

A rather short, fun story about Sherlock Holmes' wayward younger sister, Enola. When the Mother of Enola, Sherlock and Mycroft vanishes, the two adult brothers return to their countryside childhood home to discover that Enola is running wild amongst the roses with and has read a scandalously large amount, including the (horror of horrors) the essays of [a:Mary Wollstonecraft 1853305 Mary Wollstonecraft https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1228515449p2/1853305.jpg]. Suffice to say that the free thinking Enola is not about to be packed off to some boarding school but instead embarks on some adventures of her own.I've found that I'm sensitive to depictions of Sherlock Holmes. Many pastiches are unreadable to me because “That's just not Sherlock”. Mr Holmes is not the central character here, but except for the odd twinge, he seemed pretty acceptable to my Holmes-radar. Enola was very believable as a sister and was a very engaging character in her own right.I'll look forward to reading the next book in the series.