Hello Bookworms,
A
few weeks ago I posted a review of how much I loved Death Cloud (Young Sherlock
Holmes #1) by Andrew Lane. It was the first book in a series that I’ve come to
greatly enjoy! I have currently read 5 out of the 8 novels and one short story
that Andrew Lane has published in the series and I’m still loving it! Today,
I’m backing up a few books to bring you a review of the second book in the
series: REBEL FIRE! Watch out for *SPOILERS!!!!* if you haven’t read the first
book DEATH CLOUD! There won’t be many and certainly not about major details,
but if you’re like me and you hate ANY spoilers great or small, you may want to
wait until you read Death Cloud to read this review. Here we go!
Summary
It
hasn’t been long since Sherlock faced Baron Maupertuis in France. It seemed
like a once in a lifetime adventure. But Sherlock isn’t about to go back to his
hum drum life at Uncle Sherrinford and Aunt Anna’s for very long. When Matty is
kidnapped, Sherlock, his mentor Amyus, and Amyus’s daughter Virginia will have
to track him all the way to America!
This adventure
will test Sherlock’s mind, morals, and his strength! When the hunt suddenly
separates Sherlock and Virginia from Amyus, can the pair retrieve Matty and get
back to New York safely? And what does all of this have to do with a rare
collection of animals and John Wilkes Booth?
Review
Oh
my goodness readers! This is another whirlwind adventure and I loved it! I was
a bit leery when I read that John Wilkes Booth could be a character in this
because I don’t usually like when authors use a real life person or real life
events and smash them with fiction. I also wasn’t thrilled that this was going
to take place in America (it’s part of what I love about Sherlock Holmes’s
world is that he lives in England!). After having read the whole book, don’t fear,
the setting and the real vs fictional characters do not take away from how
great the story is AT ALL! It’s a true testament to Andrew Lane’s ability to
write! (if you are worried about confusing history with fiction, I strongly
recommend that you read the author’s notes at the end. It’s usually about three
pages and he does a great job of explaining what things were real and what
things were not).
I
continue to love all of the characters, everyone has their own personality and
they all have something to contribute to the story! I, of course, continue to
love the relationship between Mycroft and Sherlock as well (Get some tissues
all you criers! I got choked up!)! There’s a new character introduced in this
book and he will have a major impact on the person Sherlock is as an adult, see
if you can figure out who it is!
I highly recommend
that you read Rebel Fire by Andrew Lane!! You’re probably going to love it as
much if not more than Death Cloud! If you are looking for this book in your
local bookshop or online, if you see the title REBEL FIRE or RED LEECH, it is
the SAME BOOK! I used the title Rebel Fire for this review because the copy of
the book I own has the Rebel Fire cover and title. Whichever of the two you
buy, it is the same story.
Buy Rebel Fire
Until Next Time,
Lizzie
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