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I left a 4 star review for book 1, but after book 2, I am not sure that I am going to finish the series. Book 1 had a few flaws, but was a solidly enjoyable adventure. Unfortunately, in Book 2 those flaws get magnified to the point where it interfered with my enjoyment of the story. In fact, I pretty much hated the beginning and ending of this novel. The only reason I managed to read through to the ending was because the Jack the Ripper storyline was so well executed.

What went wrong? Let's start with the fact that I bought Book 1 partly because Evelina was the niece of Sherlock Holmes, which meant I expected her to actually solve some mysteries. In Book 1, she did a little bit of sleuthing and solved a few puzzles, but the big mysteries that kicked off the series were left dangling. Evelina, I thought, would surely get around to solving those in Book 2 - especially since I thought that at least one solution was obvious and that Evelina would surely figure it out. I mean, Evelina's entire reason why she is special is that she is talented in both magic and in building clockwork machines. You would think she would be able to unravel a mystery involving an evil magician and the automatons he built. But no. We are repeatedly told that Evelina is intelligent, but she does not solve mysteries in Book 2 unless she accidentally stumbles on the answer.

I repeat, despite constant reminders from the author that Evelina intelligent and is related to the famous detective, we rarely see her use her brain. This is not good writing.

Speaking of mysteries, twice in this series a character who is not Evelina learns a key piece of information by hiding in a closet and overhearing a conversation. TWICE. (And both times, not the niece of the famous detective, who could have at least then used that info to try to solve a mystery.)

But the number one thing that made me angry at this novel occurred at the very beginning. The author clearly wants us to think of Keating as a master manipulator and a puppet master, but his tactics are blunt, inelegant and, quite frankly, make absolutely no sense. They do not feel like the elegant spiderwebs of a born diplomat or even the business plans of a mob boss. They just feel like the author using him to force Evelina into romantic situations - oh, and sometimes it advances the plot, too. And more importantly, when Evelina repeated falls for these "traps", she looks dumb - not the intelligent image the author was hoping for.

The scene between Evelina and Keating was so awful that it cast a pall over everything that came after. Even some of the extraordinarily well-written Whitechapel/Jack-the-Ripper scenes had the shadow of "BUT EVELINA IS HERE FOR A STUPID REASON" hanging over them.

The ending was a not-quite-as-bad-but-still-bad piece of nonsense between Keating and Evelina, which sets us up for Book 3. There was a sample chapter of Book 3 at the end of Book 2. Evelina does something incredibly stupid, but which we are supposed to believe was an incredibly brave attempt to gain an education. I will not be reading Book 3.


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A Study in Darkness Book Two in The Baskerville Affair Emma Jane Holloway 9780345537195 Books Reviews

I've read all 3 books in the series & have to say that they are a great disappointment.
The world that Author Emma Jane Holloway has created is incomparable, yet her characters are so flawed that they tarnish the beauty of it .
The marvelous intricate, incredible story & it's brilliant plot devices lose their shine when the characters upon who carry the plot are proven to be less than worthy of it. It's as if 1 dimensional characters were pasted onto a master piece.
Everything that you begin to love about each & every main or supporting character will be stripped away.
The characters will disappoint you & they will act so ignobly that you will want to look away.
Every so often there will be unnecessary & very ungenre like graphic descriptions of characters throwing themselves at each other in lust.
Brilliant plot devices & extraordinary literary craftsmanship is tarnished by unlikable main characters who prove to be lacking in heroic qualities
A Study in Darkness (The Baskerville Affair Book 2)by Emma Jane Holloway

Following up from the first book is the long awaited (I was waiting for the paper copy to show up in the mail) sequel. This one is no disappointment. But be prepared this is for lovers of epic tales who have the time for an epic book that makes the reader turn each page with anticipation.

We return to the world of Evelina Cooper, niece to Sherlock Holmes. Her lover from the circus, Nick, has stolen Athena, the air spirit, and has made an airship to give Athena the skies while he becomes a pirate. While her lover from society, Tobias, has forged an alliance with the Gold King, and is soon to marry the Gold Kings daughter to further cement that relationship. Imogen, Tobias's sister and Evelina's best friend, is further troubled by nightmares and soon to be ever more troubled that they might not just be nightmares. Evelina, betrayed on both sides, has removed herself from London, and now is returning to resume her life and hopefully avoid the trouble of marriage in hopes of gaining further education. She returns to find that her uncle is under attack from several of the various ‘kings’ of England.

These are only a few of the threads that weave through this novel and I can assure you that you will need a stack of 3 by 5 cards to keep track of everything and everyone in this story. Evelina will have the usual struggles and challenges that would hamper any independent minded young woman in 1888 England, but she will also be faced with some tough choices involving her friends.

Following the same tradition of Steampunk aka GasLamp and paranormal fiction Emma Jane Holloway has crafted a strange new world of magic and mechanics that thrust the reader forward in unstoppable motion.

I love the writing, the tone and even the moderate bit of romantic intrigue that help drive the characters past fortune and folly through a slightly altered yet familiar landscape.

Definite must for lovers of Paranormal Gaslite Romances and even a few of the Sherlock Holmes aficionados should love this bit of diversion in the Canon.

J.L. Dobias
I left a 4 star review for book 1, but after book 2, I am not sure that I am going to finish the series. Book 1 had a few flaws, but was a solidly enjoyable adventure. Unfortunately, in Book 2 those flaws get magnified to the point where it interfered with my enjoyment of the story. In fact, I pretty much hated the beginning and ending of this novel. The only reason I managed to read through to the ending was because the Jack the Ripper storyline was so well executed.

What went wrong? Let's start with the fact that I bought Book 1 partly because Evelina was the niece of Sherlock Holmes, which meant I expected her to actually solve some mysteries. In Book 1, she did a little bit of sleuthing and solved a few puzzles, but the big mysteries that kicked off the series were left dangling. Evelina, I thought, would surely get around to solving those in Book 2 - especially since I thought that at least one solution was obvious and that Evelina would surely figure it out. I mean, Evelina's entire reason why she is special is that she is talented in both magic and in building clockwork machines. You would think she would be able to unravel a mystery involving an evil magician and the automatons he built. But no. We are repeatedly told that Evelina is intelligent, but she does not solve mysteries in Book 2 unless she accidentally stumbles on the answer.

I repeat, despite constant reminders from the author that Evelina intelligent and is related to the famous detective, we rarely see her use her brain. This is not good writing.

Speaking of mysteries, twice in this series a character who is not Evelina learns a key piece of information by hiding in a closet and overhearing a conversation. TWICE. (And both times, not the niece of the famous detective, who could have at least then used that info to try to solve a mystery.)

But the number one thing that made me angry at this novel occurred at the very beginning. The author clearly wants us to think of Keating as a master manipulator and a puppet master, but his tactics are blunt, inelegant and, quite frankly, make absolutely no sense. They do not feel like the elegant spiderwebs of a born diplomat or even the business plans of a mob boss. They just feel like the author using him to force Evelina into romantic situations - oh, and sometimes it advances the plot, too. And more importantly, when Evelina repeated falls for these "traps", she looks dumb - not the intelligent image the author was hoping for.

The scene between Evelina and Keating was so awful that it cast a pall over everything that came after. Even some of the extraordinarily well-written Whitechapel/Jack-the-Ripper scenes had the shadow of "BUT EVELINA IS HERE FOR A STUPID REASON" hanging over them.

The ending was a not-quite-as-bad-but-still-bad piece of nonsense between Keating and Evelina, which sets us up for Book 3. There was a sample chapter of Book 3 at the end of Book 2. Evelina does something incredibly stupid, but which we are supposed to believe was an incredibly brave attempt to gain an education. I will not be reading Book 3.