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A retelling of S. Holmes & Dr. Watson in an alternate reality/near future setting where the protagonists are two black women in the WA DC area. Gritty and dark, with a close look at what returning soldiers of war endure when they don't fit into society (PTSD, disability, etc). The characters are intriguing while the story is kind of clunky at times, like it needed another round of edits. Still, I liked this a lot and looking forward to the next.

I didn't really enjoy this, but that's more a reflection on the fact that political thrillers aren't really my genre than on the writing. I also found the twisty plot hard to follow on audio, it would probably have been better to read it in print. It's well written, and it's an interesting speculation on what a post-Trump New Confederacy dystopia would have been like.

#ReadHarder challenge 15: a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+)

Finished the first book, now I'm excitedly jumping into the next one! 💕📚

I'm enjoying this one a lot so far! 💕📚 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #roxas

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I want to like this book — I love the world O‘Dell has created with Watson and Holmes as black and queer women and an America during a 2nd Civil War— but I‘m getting bogged down in Watson‘s day. I understand specificity helps make fictional worlds feel real, but O‘Dell is too specific. I feel like I‘m experiencing every second of Watson‘s day. It‘s too much and too boring. Now that we‘ve finally met Holmes, I hope the story picks up. #audiowalk

A black lesbian retelling of Sherlock Holmes and Watson? It worked. Holmes was harder to get to know, but I liked Watson‘s character from the first line. O‘Dell created an original world while staying true to the spirit of the Holmes canon. Looking forward to the next book.

#lgbtq #queerbooks

I‘m a huge fan of the Sherlock movies and TV show but I have never read the original source material. I found this Sherlock and Holmes reimagining interesting in some areas and flat in others. I think the author captured Watson well but I just wasn‘t sold on her version Holmes. The mystery doesn‘t really start until about 100+ pages but overall I enjoyed the concept and will read the next book in the series.

Slow but interesting and the fact that it‘s set in a future based on worse case scenario of current events makes for an unsettling read.

Some of the books I hope to get through this month.

While reading I was getting this vibe of malaise from it. As a Holmes remix it checks a lot of boxes. O'Dell writes a Watson that I could see as a black veteran army doctor woman. Janet has a "life" as a character beyond the Watson boxes. That's about all I liked in this remix.

Holmes is so problematic. This character checked all the Holmes boxes, sure, in a terrible way. It's sad because I had really hoped to get an amazing remix out of it.

A rare night where I will watch my home team and later the team I love. So it's Carter Hart's first game in Montreal and later it's Pens in Vegas with 🌸 #readingandwatchinghockey on a really, really arctic night outside.

Finishing this Holmes remix while #readingandlisteningtohockey Pens are in Arizona. Late game. It's so cold 🥶 tonight.

This remix is keeping me interested. I'm up to 60%. Leafs down in Florida to face the ⚡️it's brrrr weather right now. There's wood burning in the fireplace. It's a cozy night of #readingandwatchinghockey

Set in the near future after a New Civil War in America (with everything wrong in irl newsfeed now,still going strong), this is a queer women homage to Holmes and Watson. There was a Japanese Hulu series recently with women Holmes and Watson (Miss Sherlock)so maybe a trend? I think it could have riffed more on the Sherlockian elements, but would be definitely up for the next one!

Leafs hockey tonight. Holmes remix is quite good so far. Prince Frederik is back. 💜💜💜💜

#readingandwatchinghockey

Saturday 🏒. 2 games this evening: one I'll watch aka 🍁 battling Boston then I'll listen until I'll probably fall 😴 to the 🐧 vs the 👑 it's a 10.30 pm game. New nails. ❄️ silver/white.
#readingandwatchinghockey

They are predicting minus 20 celsius but you will feel minus 30 C for tonight and early morning. I plugged my 🚙 so it will start tomorrow. It's the really first blue frost night of the year. Kinda appropriate for a 🍁 game. The Holmes remix so far is good. #readingandwatchinghockey

Tuesday hockey is a double Pens at home vs Florida and Dallas in St-Louis.
#readingandwatchinghockey

#anewchapter
#newbeginnings
A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell aka Beth Bernobich is on sale today. It's a dystopian queer women Holmes remix. I had it bookmarked to get when it was affordable. The reviews are split on it. I'll see I guess.
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Didn't always work for me, but I found it an entertaining read. More homage to than retelling of Sherlock Holmes.

Another of those where I picked it up to try a couple pages and didn't put it down for 100+ pages. Not sure what I think of the Holmes retelling aspect -- I feel like it could be stronger without leaning on that context, which is not really the same story beyond some of the characters' traits. Enjoying it, though.