Brilliant!

I'd listened to this series previously and thought I'd binge listen this time, well worth it.

I love the two main female characters, their own skills and abilities, the strengths they bring to their partnership, and the way they eventually start to learn from each other.

Highly recommended

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5 Words: Sherlock Holmes, Time Travel, Steampunk.

So this was a bit of a surprise for me. For one, it absolutely flew by. It ended and I was actually surprised because despite everything wrapping up quite nicely, I was prepared for more.

Jayne Entwistle does a fabulous job of reading this. The next book in the series is on my audible wishlist and so are a few of her other readings.

I liked the distinct voices. Even if I wasn't paying attention to the beginning of the chapter, where it told you who the narrator was, I was never lost. It wasn't just the voices that the actress was giving the characters were different, it's that the characters themselves were so distinct.

This plays on Sherlock canon, adds a dash of Steampunk and a touch of time-travel, picks up some Bram Stoker on the way and then runs madly into the wild, flailing its arms around hoping to pick up some ancient Egyptian lore. And it's excellent.

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Much better than expected

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No I have none hence listening to audiobooks all day.

Would you be willing to try another book from Colleen Gleason? Why or why not?

I'll continue with the series, the characters are all likeable, that's the most important thing to me in most books. too many people aren't.

What does Jayne Entwistle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I bought this book because of Ms Entwhistle having listened to her on the Flavia de luce series, the narrator on audible is not as good so I had to get them from iTunes. ||||||
|She has a lovely tone to her voice though one criticism I have is that it is difficult to concentrate on which character is speaking at any time, I feel Stoker and Holmes sound too similar. It would be improved if one of them sounded more distinct say like Daphne in the De luce novels.

Any additional comments?

Joyfully not a Vampire (or vampyre if your cool) in sight. Like the Theodosia series ancient Egypt makes a welcome return.

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Lost the plot a tad.

I enjoyed this but I think I'll have to save it for one sitting listenings because it's quite hard to keep track of the plot in places.

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Stiffly written & read in style of Dick Van Dyke

It's an okay story, but if you're British and/or have ever read actual Victorian fiction this will drive you nuts. A few Americanisms creep in, which is okay-ish, but the language is just off enough and wrong enough to be a little painful.

And the reader is dreadful. She has an ear for accents like Dick Van Dyke and also miss-pronounces some common words.

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Terrible story

Story was badly written, ridiculous and predictable (like the whole thing is terrible). Even the narration wasn't great.

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