The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes

The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes is a fun, captivating look at the next generation of Holmes and Watson. While some of the repeated names were a little offputting, the story and characters more than made up for it.

This book wasn't for me. In the author bio at the end of the book, it mentions that the book is a medical thriller, which I totally agree with. Medical thrillers are not my jam–I like Holmes adaptations that are historical or fantastical mysteries. There is a difference!!

[slight spoiler ahead]

In this book, the tension wasn't “who did it?”, the tension was “how do we catch him.” There was also waaay more detail about the dead bodies than I am used to. xD The narrative was very fact-based, which works for a Holmes adaptation, but I found myself missing the bigger picture sometimes.

In the end, I gave it four stars because I think this is probably a good example of a medical thriller. The plot holds together and the premise is clever, and I'm sure some folks like all those gory details. :) I won't continue with the series, but that's just me – that's what I get for trying out a random book with Holmes in the title. ;)

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

I love Sherlock Holmes and detectives who use deductive reasoning and the powers of observation to solve a case, so when I saw this one pop up on Netgalley I immediately requested it. I feel so incredibly lucky to been given the chance to read this book early.

There are rarely dull or slow moments in this book, with most pages being paramount for the mystery. Now, it is plainly obvious who the villain is, this is not the mystery, but the how and why. Therefore, in a way this almost seemed like a cozy mystery to me.
We all know Sherlock Holmes, Watson, Lestrade, Irene Alder, and the crew so reading about their children is quite a treat. Because of how known these characters are (or at least their parents of who they are supposed to resemble) there is not much character development or description. Which I thought for a book like this, is fine– really the story and the mystery is the important part.

The mystery, some was easy to get, some was a surprise, but all in all it was a fun ride.
The romantic aspect.... it threw me, to be sure. I don't think it was truly needed and I might have preferred everyone to be friends, but it is also sweet in a way.

If you enjoy a good mystery and are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, then I think you may really enjoy this book. For one thing, I know I will be checking out more of this author's works.