Reviews

The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Serena Blasco

carlijn_engels's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

elevetha's review

4.0

Diverged a bit more than the previous installments, but not in any way to detract from the story.

rosava's review against another edition

3.0

Непоганий заміс. Як і в попередній частині, трішки не вистачає об'ємності, але в цілому ґуд.
Невеличкий мінус за наголошення на міфі про зло корсетів і що це "чоловіки заганяють жінок в корсети".

starklinqs's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Maybe the graphic novel was just too fast for my liking and I’ll like the actual book better. The art was lovely though and if I were just reviewing that it would be a perfect 5. 

reynoldsreads's review

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

 Enola Holmes series:

When I found out the movie was based on a book series, of course I had to read them as soon as possible!

It’s an absolutely delightful series in which Enola Holmes runs away to London in search of her mother, finds her life’s calling as a Scientific Perditorian (finder of lost things/people), criss-crosses the city in a variety of disguises, and always tries to stay one step ahead of Sherlock and Mycroft — which often involves walking right under their noses!

There were, of course, some significant changes made for the movie adaptation: Enola is only 14 in the books, not 16; and Tewkesbury is 12 and definitely not a love interest; a lot of plot points were added to the Missing Marquess storyline for the movie; Enola’s mother plays a much smaller role in the books; and Sherlock’s acceptance of Enola as a skilled detective in her own right is a much more gradual process that spans the whole series.

But the vibes are the same, and so is Enola’s character. I loved the books just as much as I loved the movie and I do hope they continue adapting the series! 

tinkeringlibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

I appreciated the endnotes but good lord could we have covered that it was a horrible thing to put someone in an institution for same-sex attraction and dressing in a traditionally opposite gender way? This hews a little too much to the angry lesbian/gay villain stereotype.