Elaine White's Life in Books
The Author
Elaine White is the author of multi-genre MM romance, celebrating 'love is love' and offering diversity in both genre and character within her stories.
Growing up in a small town and fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be pursued. She lives vicariously through her independent, and often hellion characters, exploring all possibilities within the romantic universe.
The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.
The Reviewer
I’m an author and reader, who just can’t get away from books. I discovered the MM genre a few years ago and became addicted.
Top #50 UK reviewer on Goodreads
#1 reviewer on Divine Magazine
The Baker Street Peculiars
Book – The Baker Street PeculiarsAuthor – Roger Langridge
Star rating - ★★★☆☆
No. of Pages – 112
Cover – Really fun!
Would I read it again – No
Genre – Comic, Crime, Young Adult, Sherlock Holmes
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
I've got to admit that I'm a little unsure about this. I read a similar story immediately before this which did the whole Baker Street Irregulars thing with authenticity. And I have to say that this doesn't have that. It's comical, doesn't take the story seriously and has a bunch of misfits rather than the 'irrregulars' of street urchins that Sherlock Holmes might have used to help his investigations.
The illustrations are nice and really good for the YA market, but there is a serious problem with the font. The text in the speech bubbles is hard to read about 60% of the time, often being a little fuzzy and the bold text is almost impossible to red for the same reason. The colours are dark and I'm not a fan of the dotted lines showing where the characters have travelled throughout the image.
When it comes to the characters, Humphrey got on my last nerve, and having a dog as a valet was a little out there. Molly was that stereotypical slap-dash girl who would do anything and shove anyone aside to get what she wanted. I can't even read the name of the other character, who is the stereotypical street kid using slang words every other minute.
The cases weren't particularly challenging, but I think the YA market would like them. Just not for a serious fan of Sherlock Holmes, looking for an authentic take on his street urchin assistants.
