Rebel Fire (Young Sherlock Holmes, book two)
By Andrew Lane
Published 2012 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Read my review of book one here.
Young
Sherlock Holmes knows that his American tutor's past is a mystery to
him, but even he is surprised to find Amyus Crowe mixed up in a plot
that also involves John Wilkes Booth. Being who he is, Sherlock sets out
to find some answers.
I downloaded the audio version of book one on a whim, but I
liked it well enough to pick up book two a couple of months later. I
switched formats this time, picking up a physical copy of book two
instead of listening. I don't think it really impacted how I felt about
the book.
So far, I think this series is a great one to recommend to
fans of adventure stories. The action is pretty much non-stop once it
gets started, as Sherlock seems to find himself in sticky situations
quite frequently. As I admitted in my review of the first, my exposure
to Sherlock Holmes is extremely limited, so I'm still not sure how the
character Lane has developed fits with the character that Holmes
created. From what I know of Sherlock, so far his teenaged version
doesn't seem quite as peculiar as the grown-up version. He seems to
socialize fine with others and doesn't seem to have that savant level of
case-solving that likely develops over time. I enjoy Amyus Crowe as a
character, as well as his daughter, though Lane has started to develop a
bit of a romantic entanglement for Virginia and Sherlock that I'm not
sure I believe. I think my favorite character is Matty - he's just fun
so far.
I found the plot of this one a bit more intriguing than the
first - the idea of a conspiracy that spirited John Wilkes Booth away to
save him for another purpose is pretty fascinating. I'm not sure it
historically makes a lot of sense, but it's interesting.
I'll be interested to see how this series continues and I'll be
recommending it to readers looking for some action and adventure or
mystery.
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