so-so37/100 This series of "Further Adventures" of Sherlock Holmes are very hit or miss. I deem this one a definite miss. While the author does a good job mimicking the writing style of Conan Doyle, the story is kind of flat and the ending is seriously anticlimactic. Other SH stories, like The Hounds of the Baskervilles, had supernatural elements, but they were all explained in logical, reality based solution. I was hoping it wouldn't really be the ⬇️
so-soDid we need another book about Dracula that feels not too different from the original? I‘m not sure I did. It felt overly long, and dragged in parts for me. I did like that many of the characters were scholars and that a good deal of the story is them researching, delving into old tomes in search of historic scraps about Vlad that others may have missed.
Overall though, I can‘t say I gained much from reading this.
My Barnes & Noble mini haul. I've been wanting to read Dracula and picked up this edition because of the cool cover.
pickThe first read od 2025 was very satisfying. Although the theme was not appealing to me at all, I enjoyed the dynamic plot and greatness of Van Helsing.
It‘s one of my favorite author‘s birthday!
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pickThis month's #HashtagBrigade pick was kind of a reread for me. I read it last year with #DraculaDaily which, while super fun, is also not exactly the best way to read this book for the first time. So I liked reading it in order and in one month instead of six 😂 Now I might do Dracula Daily again next year lol Anyway, while there are places where the action bogs down a little, and the ending feels a little rushed, this book still has some ⬇
pick#spookoween #31by31
October was an incredibly busy month but so happy to complete my final read of the month. I loved the first half of the book, so sinister and creepy but the last half dragged on… I finished early ahead of Dracula Daily. Couldn‘t resist.
