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75/100 I'm not a devoted Holmesian, but I thought this was a delightfully supernatural take on the Holmes & Watson stories. I liked Dr Doyle, a more intelligent and far less bumbling version of Watson, and I have to admit their secret caught me totally by surprise. Crow, the stand for Holmes, was witty and innocent, not nearly as caustic as Holmes could be at times. I hope the author plans a sequel, since the ending ⬇️

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I was semi-obsessed with this #TimeTravel movie in 1979 with the mashup of H.G. Wells & Jack the Ripper & even bought a copy of the book.

Welp, I seem to be in my DNF‘ing era. I‘d say this is a reading slump if I wasn‘t actually enjoying everything but my Spooktober pics.

This wasn‘t Anno Dracula. It was a mishmash of short stories, the first two which were so beyond boring. I then looked up a summary and realized that none of these are worth it, and the one Anno Dracula story is an excerpt of the next book.

Disappointed.

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Kind of a strange mix. Batman lore has enough inherent darkness, I figured going back to the 19th century would have been enough for the vibes without including a rewrite of Jack the Ripper, but it certainly works as a vigilante vs evil foil. The exhibition/man of tomorrow story felt high on melodrama and low on plot, though I appreciate a story that ends with a significant other sticking around after the Batman alterego discovery. 1/?

OMG, the evil mastermind is adorable! 🐛

Digging the vintage aesthetic.

Damsel in Distress ™: I know I often find myself incidentally striking sultry poses while lamenting imminent crisis. 🤨

Men are very finite in the interest they take in things, and if a fellow creature were to rise from his grave to-morrow, he would be speedily forgotten, and have to resort to the variety stage if he wanted to make resurrection pay.

This is quite a switch from this author‘s normal historical romances. It‘s a very dark and graphic mystery centering around a young woman, Fiona Mahoney, who becomes London‘s first Post-Mortem Sanitation Specialist (as she dubs herself) who cleans up after gruesome crimes. She‘s a flawed character who I couldn‘t help rooting for. Her personal mission is to track down Jack the Ripper who murdered her best friend/cousin. Also involved in her story🔻

New podcast on the BBC sounds app.