Book: The House

The House
Christina Lauren
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Delilah and Gavin’s new love is threatened by a force uncomfortably close to home in this haunting novel from New York Times bestselling duo Christina Lauren, authors of Beautiful Bastard.

His shirt is black, jeans are black, and shaggy black hair falls into his eyes. And when Gavin looks up at Delilah, the dark eyes shadowed with bluish circles seem to flicker to life.

He lives in that house, the one at the edge of town. Spooky and maybe haunted. Something worse than haunted. And Gavin is trapped by its secrets.

Delilah and Gavin can’t resist each other. But staying together will exact a price beyond their imagining.


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This was a cute read read. A little on the predictable side, and the romance side was a bit bleh and roll-eye-worthy, but the whole supernatural thing was not bad.

The romance bit was obviously rushed. Aside from that, I have no other comment.

The supernatural bit was interesting. Predictable, as I guessed a couple of things correctly all along, but still nicely done.

Book: Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector

Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector
John Hall
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An old rival at Scotland Yard, Inspector Lestrade, pays Sherlock Holmes a visit.

Lestrade is deeply troubled.

The disappearance of five boys has been left unsolved for almost twenty years. Under Lestrade’s watch the wrong man was arrested and imprisoned for murder.

But after a long appeal, the court has suddenly overturned its decision. The man is free. Lestrade has been disgraced.

Holmes is not so convinced by this new verdict. He believes he can help Lestrade prove, once and for all, that his man is guilty.

With Holmes and Watson officially retired, and Lestrade forced out of Scotland Yard, the three must endeavour to solve the mystery outside of the law.

Can Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson save Inspector Lestrade’s reputation?

What evil will they uncover?

The mystery of the missing boys may prove to be Holmes’ and Watson’s most sordid case yet…

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It felt good to read something in this type of not-modern English (I don't even know what I want to say with that, so, ignore me, or indulge me).

Funny thing is, I'm trying to think of the past Sherlock Holmes I've read as a kid but can't exactly recall. So probably I'll have to re-read them all before I continue venturing into these post-Doyle Sherlock works.

The actual investigative work here felt bland though, and it seemed everything was just placed on chance...