a study in scarlet women by sherry thomas

Yes, there is the whole gender switch of Sherlock Holmes and the main support characters, but there's so much more than that.

It's also bursting with feminism, which, if you've read any of my rants, you'll know that I tend to focus on.a bit. It's a slow burn mystery, and a slow burn character study. I grew up on Dumas and Dickens - those glorious windbags - so books that linger on details and delve into the day to day aspects of the lives of the characters in them, ESPECIALLY when those details concern the minutiae of a historic time period, really get my bookish rocks off. The first thing you should know is that I have a long attention span. And that's fine.īUT I FUCKING LOVED THIS AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. Suffice to say, not everyone likes this book. Most of the popular reviews for this are negative, and I honestly didn't even read them, because I didn't want to, so I have no idea why. Like, hard enough that the first time I read it, it cured my Goodreads slump and prompted me to come running back to this sometimes toxic wasteland of book drama to talk about it.īefore you get all excited and think, 'MAYBE I TOO WILL LOVE THIS BOOK', you should know that for some reason I seem to be in the minority. 'Sherry Thomas is the most powerfully original historical romance author writing today.'-Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author What a breathtaking journey!” (Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series ) “Thomas weaves a lush, intricate fantasy world around a gorgeous romance that kept me riveted until the very last page. This book is everything I hoped it would be, and the next adventure cannot come too soon!” -Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author From the carefully plotted twists to the elegant turns of phrase, A Study in Scarlet Women is a splendid addition to Holmes’s world. “Sherry Thomas has done the impossible and crafted a fresh, exciting new version of Sherlock Holmes. Sherry emigrated from China at age 13 and English is her second language. The Magnolia Sword, her 2019 release, is the first young adult retelling of the original Ballad of Mulan in the English language. Her books regularly receive starred reviews and best-of-the-year honors from trade publications, including such outlets as the New York Times and National Public Radio.Ī Study in Scarlet Women, A Conspiracy in Belgravia, and The Hollow of Fear, the first three entries in her gender-bending Lady Sherlock historical mystery series, are all NPR best books of the year. Thus far she has published romance, fantasy, mystery, young adult, and three books inspired by the martial arts epics she grew up devouring. USA Today-bestselling author Sherry Thomas decided years ago that her goal in life is to write every kind of book she enjoys reading.

A study in scarlet women by sherry thomas