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Summary: The book that made me a Laurie R. King Fan
Review: The Beekeepers Apprentice was recommended to me by a fellow avid reader and with great doubt, I hesitantly and reluctantly began to read. With the first page, Ms. King's writing grabbed me and held on till until the end of the book. Thus began a love affair with everything she writes. I avidly wait and watch for her next novel, especially in this sublime series and gobble it up as soon as I get it.
Beekeeper's Apprentice is a great book for any Conan Doyle fan, a lover of literature or just about anyone. It is intelligent and witty, funny and suspenseful. The historical background is well researched and wonderful.
I loved re-visiting Dr. Watson, loved seeing Sherlock Holmes as bored out of his mind with retirement, loved Mary Russell.
Buy this book, read it and then buy the next. Better yet, buy them all so that you can read them one after the other in total book gluttony.
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Summary: A Wonderful, Realistic View of Sherlock Holmes' later years
Review: This is one of the RARE Holmes pastiches that actually have a realistic story line. The idea of Holmes taking on a FEMALE apprentice is almost appalling to some Sherlockians, but it is quite the appropriate action in this case! Not only is Mary Russell proved to be Holmes equal in the intellectual department, she also has his dry wit and enormous observative powers. The entire series by King is highly recommended by this girl.
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Summary: My Favorite Of This Genre
Review: This is simply my favorite Sherlock Holmes-ish book (and among my favorite among all books). I recommend it without reservation.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: This was a book club selection for me - wasn't sure about it at first, but once I picked it up had trouble putting it down. I managed to put it down long enough to run out to the bookstore and buy the rest of the series. Good stuff!
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Summary: "Its a Good Read!"
Review: Where do I begin with this book? I am a fantasy lover, pure and simple, and have been since I was 12. My school librarian, taking a step to push me towards "new age classics," refused to allow me to check out any more books until I had read this one. Grudgingly, I took it home, and was completely enveloped in the characters and the story. I came back the next day begging for more, read through the entire Mary Russell series, and continued on the rest of the Sherlockian Canon. My life, which had very little direction before then, became focused on crime solving, and my life is better for it.But to the book. It will engross you before you even realize what has happened. Ms. King is a master with a literary paintbrush unsurpassed by any other author I have been exposed to. She brings her characters to life, gives them personality, and hooks you. If you consider this a down, then this is not the book for you.
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