Week 42 Review: A Study in Charlotte

From Goodreads:
The last thing sixteen-year-old Jamie Watson–writer and great-great-grandson of the John Watson–wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that's not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective's enigmatic, fiercely independent great-great-granddaughter, who's inherited not just his genius but also his vices, volatile temperament, and expertly hidden vulnerability. Charlotte has been the object of his fascination for as long as he can remember–but from the moment they meet, there's a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else.

Then a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Holmes stories, and Jamie and Charlotte become the prime suspects. Convinced they're being framed, they must race against the police to conduct their own investigation. As danger mounts, it becomes clear that nowhere is safe and the only people they can trust are each other.

Equal parts tender, thrilling, and hilarious, A Study in Charlotte is the first in a trilogy brimming with wit and edge-of-the-seat suspense. 

My first review of A Study in Charlotte
My Review:
I had a really great time reading this book again! I loved the concept of a gender bent modern day continuation of the Sherlock Holmes story, that they're Sherlock and Watson's descendents, dealing with the fame and reputation of their fore-fathers, and these modern mysteries. They were so entertaining!

Jamie is a little bit hotheaded, he lets his temper get the better of him a time or two. Which puts him on the suspect list because of his fight with the victim over Charlotte shortly before the guy died. Which prompts him and Charlotte to work together to solve the mystery.

Charlotte was an interesting character, because she has the flaws of her famous relative, in being an addict, but also having that immense intellect and powers of observation and deduction. That she's female adds a different layer, about expectations and views.

I loved watching them investigate the case, of the ups and the downs, between them personally, and what the clues meant. And that ending, when it all came together, was so clever, and leaves that thread of that one Moriarty that I can't wait to see explored in the father books in the series! 

Loved reading this book again and I can't wait to continue on! 

Author: Brittany Cavallaro
Series: A Study in Charlotte #1
First Read: March 1st, 2016

Read: October 18th, 2023
Source: Own
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a 2023 Retelling Reading Challenge Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Published: March 1st 2016

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