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Sherry Thomas is a genius. The Charlotte Holmes' series of books are quite out of the ordinary. Not only does Ms. Thomas give us a heroine who is unlike any other, there is the simmering back burner of a romance with her long time friend, Lord Ingram, waiting in the wings. Since only a smidgen of progress is made in the first two books, it appears those interested in this romance will have a lengthy period of anticipation as these two slowly come together - most likely over the course of the next few books.

We knew from the first book in this series, A Study In Scarlet Women (The Lady Sherlock Series), that Charlotte's brilliant mental abilities and a lack in emotional sensitivity toward others serve to make up the most fascinating aspects of her character. As has been noted with some persons who operate at a genius level, on occasion, they appear to be missing what some might call a sensitivity chip. Although this could be said of Charlotte, she does have a sensitive side when it comes to the needs of her sisters Lydia and Bernadine.

I must confess this second book in the series had a bit too much "code decryption" going on to suit me. Although I skipped over a few of those pages, it did not take away from my enjoyment of the storyline. The fact Charlotte is able to master these codes is further proof of her remarkable abilities. Some of my favorite parts are when Charlotte is able to divine certain aspects of the mysteries presented to her strictly through her acute observations of people and circumstances. Again, Sherry Thomas' writing ingenuity never fails to impress me.

I particularly enjoyed the fact we are able to become better acquainted with Lady Ingram, who comes to "Mr. Holmes" for assistance in solving the mystery of her love interest's seeming disappearance. This love interest just happens to be the illegitimate brother of Charlotte - Mr. Myron Finch. In the process of discovery, Charlotte is led through other mysterious circumstances, all the while being pursued by Lord Bancroft - Lord Ingram's "spymaster" brother - as he attempts to woo her into marriage. Of course, his manner of wooing is quite unlike any other gentleman's would be. Again, a very interesting character.

We also get bits and pieces of the goings on in Inspector Treadles' life, who isn't exactly sure what to do with Charlotte and her gifts. He actually needs her sleuthing abilities, but is stuck on what he feels is the "rightful" place for a gentlewoman of that period - in which Charlotte breaks or has broken every rule. In the meantime, he has some challenges in his personal life to deal with - definitely some buildup for the next book.

Last but not least.... The food - oh the food! Charlotte is a connoisseur of sweets. The descriptions throughout the book as to whether or not she should lighten up on the sweets are all based upon whether the "maximum tolerable chins" has been met. Thoroughly enjoyable! I'm now off to re-read Book #1.


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A Conspiracy in Belgravia The Lady Sherlock Series Book 2 edition by Sherry Thomas Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

Even better than the first book because all the characters have hit their strides in this sequel. The author does a really, really great job of handling this little merry group of people many on the autism spectrum.

The two sisters, Olivia (the writer) and Charlotte (the brains) both have the same ability to notice the minute details and make deductions, but in this book it becomes clear that the way the two sisters interpret the world are based on Olivia's overwhelming social consciousness and Charlotte's lack. There's a passage in the book where a character ruminates how Charlotte often appears to regard social situations like a non-native language-- she understands the grammar and rules but not the meaning sometimes. There's also more from love interest Lord Ingram's brother, Lord Bancroft here. Not only is he proposing again to Charlotte, but we find out that he, too, has a cold-blooded aspect that while suitable for shady gov't dealings, might also be a sign he interprets the world with the same social cluelessness as Charlotte.

Terrific stuff.

And there's, of course, quite a convoluted plot with more dastardly hints of Moriarity. Seemingly unrelated things come together quite nicely at the end, but not without emotional cost for Charlotte's investigatory actions as related to her love interest Lord Ingram.

And there's cyphers ) and Explanation of cyphers, which was interesting, but sometimes I have to admit I skimmed a bit (all the mathematical implications of the Vignere cyphers).

Highly entertaining both as a mystery and as a romance. I wish with all my heart there were more published already!
(3.5 stars) I absolutely loved the first book of Thomas's series with a twist on Sherlock Holmes, with Charlotte Holmes purposefully "ruining" herself to avoid marriage and gain an independent life as a private detective. She meets up with a widowed Mrs.Watson, who serves as her companion and assistant. Conan Doyle's character Mycroft is Thomas's Bancroft Asherton, brother to Lord Ingram, who serves as Charlotte's "love" interest of sorts, although he's married and they don't get overtly romantic with each other. Conan Doyle's Inspector Lestrade is now Inspector Treadle, who is slightly more personable than Lestrade and has an interesting wife. And most of the mysteries within Thomas's Sherlock pages are inspired by some of Conan Doyle's stories.

This gender-bendy take on Holmes was new and exciting to me in the first book, but now it has lost some of its enchantment. Charlotte is even toying with accepting a marriage proposal. What then was the point of her earlier "ruination"? Why is marriage the only option for her to be able to take care of her two sisters still living at home with her dysfunctional parents? That part puzzled me. And I fear that I"m not all that interested in Charlotte's extra chins and obsession with sweets anymore. I guess it was cute in the first book. Now I find it a bit tedious.

But we are treated to some interesting mysteries. The main one involves Lord Ingram's wife and Charlotte's half brother. The others were fun but I have already forgotten them. And there's some code decryption in the pages which code-challenged me just went skimming over. Let Charlotte work it out and just tell me the answer, please.

Things are moving along now in Charlotte's life and that's good. This second book begins just after the first one's end. We're closer to finding out about Moriarty and we do find out more about Lord Ingram's wife. This is a good book. It's interesting. I'll be reading the next one. I just didn't find myself as entranced with this second one as I had been with the first.
Sherry Thomas is a genius. The Charlotte Holmes' series of books are quite out of the ordinary. Not only does Ms. Thomas give us a heroine who is unlike any other, there is the simmering back burner of a romance with her long time friend, Lord Ingram, waiting in the wings. Since only a smidgen of progress is made in the first two books, it appears those interested in this romance will have a lengthy period of anticipation as these two slowly come together - most likely over the course of the next few books.

We knew from the first book in this series, A Study In Scarlet Women (The Lady Sherlock Series), that Charlotte's brilliant mental abilities and a lack in emotional sensitivity toward others serve to make up the most fascinating aspects of her character. As has been noted with some persons who operate at a genius level, on occasion, they appear to be missing what some might call a sensitivity chip. Although this could be said of Charlotte, she does have a sensitive side when it comes to the needs of her sisters Lydia and Bernadine.

I must confess this second book in the series had a bit too much "code decryption" going on to suit me. Although I skipped over a few of those pages, it did not take away from my enjoyment of the storyline. The fact Charlotte is able to master these codes is further proof of her remarkable abilities. Some of my favorite parts are when Charlotte is able to divine certain aspects of the mysteries presented to her strictly through her acute observations of people and circumstances. Again, Sherry Thomas' writing ingenuity never fails to impress me.

I particularly enjoyed the fact we are able to become better acquainted with Lady Ingram, who comes to "Mr. Holmes" for assistance in solving the mystery of her love interest's seeming disappearance. This love interest just happens to be the illegitimate brother of Charlotte - Mr. Myron Finch. In the process of discovery, Charlotte is led through other mysterious circumstances, all the while being pursued by Lord Bancroft - Lord Ingram's "spymaster" brother - as he attempts to woo her into marriage. Of course, his manner of wooing is quite unlike any other gentleman's would be. Again, a very interesting character.

We also get bits and pieces of the goings on in Inspector Treadles' life, who isn't exactly sure what to do with Charlotte and her gifts. He actually needs her sleuthing abilities, but is stuck on what he feels is the "rightful" place for a gentlewoman of that period - in which Charlotte breaks or has broken every rule. In the meantime, he has some challenges in his personal life to deal with - definitely some buildup for the next book.

Last but not least.... The food - oh the food! Charlotte is a connoisseur of sweets. The descriptions throughout the book as to whether or not she should lighten up on the sweets are all based upon whether the "maximum tolerable chins" has been met. Thoroughly enjoyable! I'm now off to re-read Book #1.