Jackaby book5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Who fans, but may be a bit light and a bit YA to really satisfy adult readers. All in all, the book should appeal to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Her presence and the fae all make the book seem aimed at a YA audience, and help to tone down the grisly bloody murders that the book is focused on. ![]() She has run off from her scientific parents and dull university studies to seek adventure, so she is primed to take a job as strange Jackaby's new assistant and to discover this supernatural world. ![]() Abigail Rook, our girl Friday, is lovely, open, intrepid, and game for adventure. The fantastic element is used by the author to lighten the mood of the book, add humor, and hone Jackaby's sharper edges (perhaps to the character's detriment overall). However, our Jackaby sees fae/faeries, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures, which Holmes would have had no truck with. He runs his own investigative service and butts in on police cases as Sherlock does. ![]() Jackaby is a prickly, fast-talking, socially-awkward pontificator much like Holmes, though without the darker sociaopathic edge of the true Sherlock. That is pretty much what I got - with a few other modifications. This book's description lead me to imagine a young Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, a young female Companion (like in Dr. ![]()
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