Every Breath | 
so-soThis was a good ‘teen‘ mystery. Mycroft and Watts (yes, there are lots of Sherlock Holmes references) discover a dead body of a homeless man, they had befriended, outside Melbourne Zoo. They solve the mystery and fall in love along the way. Teens and young adults will enjoy this one. I thought it was OK.
Another damn nor‘easter so another #snowday. This one isn‘t too bad, and I MIGHT have been able to get in to work, but the governor says stay home if you can and I cleared the day already. So here I sit with the first few of a huge stack of YA books I checked out since I‘m way too depressed.
#8tracks playlist: http://8tracks.com/etymology/echo
If Veronica Mars is not allowed, then I pick Mycroft and Watts. Between Mycroft‘s genius and Watts‘ sensibility, I‘m in good hands. #BooksToTheRescue
“I‘m only a genius with facts. I‘m an academic genius and a social moron.‘
‘At least you admit to being a moron at something.‘
‘I admit to being a moron at lots of things. Being a moron in one or two areas serves to highlight my extraordinary brilliance in everything else.”
pickMAYTEEE READ THIS BOOK EVERYONE PLEASE, why you ask? Well let me tell you why*cracks knuckles*
– Smart Characters
– SO AUSSIE
– Murder Mystery
– FAMILY
– Angsty teens
– Positive friendships
– Cute ass romance
– Sherlock retelling
Murder Mystery Aussie YA what?! This book is amazing, seriously, absolutely, fantastically amazing!
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While this is touted as the Sherlock next door you could slip out the tenuous Sherlock link and it would have been equally fantastic. An excellent read with great plot, writing and characters. I did work out the killer and method, but had a lot of fun reading the characters get there too. Mycroft and Watts had a lot of chemistry and I enjoyed their developing relationship. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
My Secret Santa did pretty well fulfilling my wish for a book that is about teenagers solving crime (with bonus Sherlock Holmes references) and is also a #LoveOzYa title...
I think you'd probably enjoy this @Carol (the US cover is much cooler than this one, although I do appreciate seeing Flinders Street Railway on a book cover)
#SecretSantaBookSwap
panBetween the slow beginning, unfamiliar idioms that I could only figure out from context clues half of the time, double quotes inside single quotes, and straight-up weird descriptions like "very black women whose clothes were like a sexy rainbow," this book was not my cup of tea. Read if you like mildly entertaining murder mysteries, typical bad boys with troubled pasts, and "just friends" realizing they'd rather make out.
Not to mention that seeing double quotes inside single quotes makes my brain want to explode. Is this an Aussie thing?
Not the first time a phrase or passage in this book has made me go, "Uhhh... what?"
On the train back from the #nationalbookfestival and we have to stop to let the bridge up for this big ol' boat! My station and patiently waiting husband are right one the other side. 😟😑☺ Guess I get a little extra reading time.
pickI always love a good Sherlock story, and the added sexual tension between these two really kicked it up a notch!
pickRead this in a hammock in Jervis Bay and loved that it's set in Australia! Great detective story
