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meganstreb's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read. Ring of Death had more Oscar Wilde-esque flair to it. And as much as I love hearing about his daffodil coloured shirts, I felt like the mystery itself was missing something. There were an awful lot of extra small mysteries that didn't need to be there, and didn't really add to the telling.
But still enjoyable.
But still enjoyable.
daphnejameshuff's review against another edition
I feel like there were too many characters for them all to be developed properly, so the ending seemed to come from nowhere. I did like that it was from Conan Doyle's perspective, to give it a different feel than the other books.
verityw's review
3.0
I've skipped out of order slightly to read this one - but as I get these from the library I'm not being picky. I don't think I've ruined the book in between this one and the last that I read either!
I enjoyed this book - a little bit like a Victorian Da Vinci code - with a little more sanity (!). The references to Oscar Wilde's later works were still a bit clunky - and this one had some to Conan Doyle's works too - but they didn't detract from the book really. I continue to enjoy the series and will look out for the rest of the books in the series.
I enjoyed this book - a little bit like a Victorian Da Vinci code - with a little more sanity (!). The references to Oscar Wilde's later works were still a bit clunky - and this one had some to Conan Doyle's works too - but they didn't detract from the book really. I continue to enjoy the series and will look out for the rest of the books in the series.
brynnnn's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very silly book but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it completely
evalovegood's review against another edition
3.0
THIS BOOK WAS A MESS
however the three stars that I do give are only and solely for the plot.
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican’ Murders’ ending was IMMACULATE.
however the three stars that I do give are only and solely for the plot.
Oscar Wilde and the Vatican’ Murders’ ending was IMMACULATE.
hsutherland2's review
4.0
One of my favorites in this series. I thought the murder was intriguing and interesting. I enjoyed the choice of Arthur Conan Doyle instead of Robert Sherard; Conan Doyle has more expertise and is less naive of a narrator than Sherard.
cspiwak's review
4.0
Oscar Wilde's presence is charming and believable. I prefer the books in the series where Conan-Doyle is on the periphery, but it was still a well laid out-evenly paced mystery with a sprinkling of humor
stephend81d5's review
3.0
book itself took awhile to get going and felt the ending was abit rushed and feel the series has been declining in quality but maybe the next book in the series will be better though
captainuxa's review
2.0
I was really excited for this book. I saw it at Barnes and Noble some time ago and was convinced that it would either be the greatest thing ever, or absolutely horrible, OR, even better, it would be the equivalent of a B-movie. It's none of these things. It's lackluster. I struggled to get through this book and only finished it after a month or two of reading.
The book itself didn't really seem to pick up until page 180 or so. And then it very abruptly wrapped up in the last chapter. I know this was more in-keeping with Doyle's stories (where Watson just kind of follows Holmes around and then Holmes info-dumps everything at the end), but it was frustrating. There were no real clues to follow and a lot of it was Wilde giggling to himself at picking up clues that the reader had no chance of finding.
I was expecting a lot of references to Doyle's work, but I was hoping they'd be more subtle. (Sadler, really?) However, I did appreciate Doyle spending most of his time grumping about Holmes and the work involved with the stories.
The book itself didn't really seem to pick up until page 180 or so. And then it very abruptly wrapped up in the last chapter. I know this was more in-keeping with Doyle's stories (where Watson just kind of follows Holmes around and then Holmes info-dumps everything at the end), but it was frustrating. There were no real clues to follow and a lot of it was Wilde giggling to himself at picking up clues that the reader had no chance of finding.
I was expecting a lot of references to Doyle's work, but I was hoping they'd be more subtle. (Sadler, really?) However, I did appreciate Doyle spending most of his time grumping about Holmes and the work involved with the stories.
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