A Study in Charlotte

BBC's modern adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories/novels made me fall in love with Sherlock Holmes. Okay, so Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman helped a bit. 

After reading all of Doyle's original work, I stumbled upon "A Study in Charlotte" by Brittany Cavallaro.  Cavallaro is a huge Sherlock fan, as can be told from her very detailed YA series (the details are semi-hidden. huge fans of doyle or cumberbatch will totally notice them.).

"A Study in Charlotte" follows Jamie Watson, the great-great-great-grandson of Dr. John Watching, and Charlotte Holmes, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes. Yes, there is (a bit) of a love plot line, but it's not overly done or cliched. 

The last thing Jamie wants or needs is a ruby scholarship (he's kind of rubbish) to Sherringford (a prep school in Connecticut, close to his estranged father). The only plus-side: Charlotte Holmes goes to Sherringford. And Jamie has always secretly dreamed of sharing the high-stakes adventures that their ancestors were famous for.

Charlotte Holmes, like all of her family members, has inherited Sherlock's famous genius skills of deduction but also his volatile temperament. 

From the moment they meet, the energy is tense. It seems they're more destined to be enemies than friends. 

That is...until a fellow student dies, and Jamie is being framed for it. 

The only person out there that can help is is the only person he doesn't want anything to do it...until she's everything he ever wants (okay, that was a bit dramatic, my bad).

Charlotte's big brother, Milo, is overbearing and basically runs of the British government. Just like Jamie is almost the exact reincarnation of John and Charlotte is the lost soul of Sherlock, Milo is pretty much exactly Mycroft Holmes (aka Mark Gatiss).

The second novel is "The Last Of August" which includes the great-great-great-grandson of Professor James Moriarty (yes, the bad guy, aka Andrew Scott) (as Charlotte's best friend and ex-almost-boyfriend) and takes place in and through Europe. Very good as well. Though it is a little confusing at the end, then again, I read it really, really fast.

The third novel is "A Case For Jamie". It's one of my current reads. I'll try to keep you updated on that one. 

The fourth novel is yet to be released. "A Question of Holmes" debuts on March 5th. Preorder yours now (I did).

I love these books. They're adorable and cute. They're also filled with adventure and murder (what else could a girl want?). They give me that extra big of Sherlock Holmes obsession that I don't really need.

Also, did you know that some of the very first fanfiction was Sherlock Holmes? And guess who the author was? Okay, you'll (probably) never get it. J.M. Barrie. Yes, the Scot who wrote "Peter Pan." Barrie and Doyle where friends, best friends. And writing buddies. Crazy, right? But soooo freaking cool.

This ends the accidental fanfiction-based/fandom-inspired book review posting spree.

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