You'll Want To Read This Book Wednesday was inspired by Save the Date from The Perpetual Page Turner and Pre-Squee from Bewitched Bookworms, when I decided to do my own feature/meme to showcase those books that I get to read pretty ahead of time (mainly from BEA) and it'd replace Waiting on Wednesday on my blog. It might be weekly, bi-weekly or once a month, depending on when I indulge on reading one of the far off ARCs!
Today I'm featuring an eARC that I got approved for by Berkley on NetGalley and I just had to devour right away! A Study In Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas!!
A Study In Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down…
With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.
When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She’ll have help from friends new and old—a kind-hearted widow, a police inspector, and a man who has long loved her. But in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society’s expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.
With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.
When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She’ll have help from friends new and old—a kind-hearted widow, a police inspector, and a man who has long loved her. But in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society’s expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.
I was pretty sure I'd love A Study In Scarlet Women because I've read other books by Sherry Thomas and I've loved her writing and the way she weaves plot and world building, and because I love Sherlock retellings, I love historical fiction and the idea of a gender-swapped Sherlock? It was automatic GIMME ME!!
And as soon as a started reading, I knew I couldn't put it down until I was done with it and it had me in its thrall, turning pages like mad and trying to guess at the mystery!! Our Charlotte/Sherlock is a heroine to root for, with her eccentricities and her powerful mind, flounting the society conventions in very bright ways. I simply adored figuring out who was who, gender swapped or not. And there's a shippity ship too!!
In short if you love historical fiction, mysteries, gender swapping, badass ladies and Sherlock retellings? YOU DO NEED THIS ONE LIKE NOW!! Preorder now, because it comes out October 18th!!
Oh nice! That's a totally new to me one! Hope you enjoy it once you read it!
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AH! I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE PILI!!!! I'm so glad to see you loved it, I need to head to NetGalley immediately and request:) *happy dance*
ReplyDeleteGO REQUEST IT NOW!! You'll love it, I'm sure!!
DeleteYayy!! Thanks for introducing this one! It sounds so gooD :D
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing Eileen!! I do hope you'll give it a try and love it!
DeleteI'm not a Mystery reader, but that cover is very nice!
ReplyDeleteIt's an awesome book in the inside too! ;)
DeleteI might download this book! I love Sherry Thomas and her books. The only real reason why I didn't get this book with everyone else was because of my ridiculously packed reading schedule for the summer... I just did not have time. But I think I'll give it a go, in the future! I'm glad you enjoyed this book so much. =) Any romance?
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There's a lil bit, not much really but you'll end up shipping certain characters I'm sure!
DeleteI can handle a retelling, but I can't handle when someone takes THE character and changes things that are inherently his. This one I think I'll read AND enjoy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI hope you will enjoy it once you read it Maja!
DeleteOHHHHHHH. I haven't heard of this book, but I'm going to go find it to request right now. I love the idea of a Lady Sherlock.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!!
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I loved gender swapped books and this one sounds like it was done really well Pili! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteYaaay :D So glad you liked this one sweetie. <3 I must start reading my eARC soonish too :D I haven't read any of her adults books before.. so starting with this one :D I'm pretty excited for it.
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