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A review by tobin_elliott
Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils by James Lovegrove
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
...and I'm out. I know Lovegrove's got a lot more Sherlock and Holmes novels out there, but after this one, I kinda don't care.
This felt like it was leading to something epic, until the second half, until the final confrontation, was honestly very dull and it felt like he was simply filling pages before he got to the conclusion.
Lovegrove did his homework with the Lovecraft stuff, as well as the Sherlock stuff, and I was initially very interested in how he'd mash them. But this ending felt rather anti-climatic.
Anyway, I'm glad I gave it a shot, there were some fun moments through the books, but I won't read any more of them.
This felt like it was leading to something epic, until the second half, until the final confrontation, was honestly very dull and it felt like he was simply filling pages before he got to the conclusion.
Lovegrove did his homework with the Lovecraft stuff, as well as the Sherlock stuff, and I was initially very interested in how he'd mash them. But this ending felt rather anti-climatic.
Anyway, I'm glad I gave it a shot, there were some fun moments through the books, but I won't read any more of them.