The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Series #1) (Paperback)

from JulesGDSide

I liked how the daughters of famous Gothic 'anti-heroes' came together to solve a crime. Even Holmes and Watson were in this story. It took me a while to get into this. The story is great, the "authors' notes"/interruptions took a moment to get used to.

from Shrike58

This is a novel that I've wanted to get my hooks into for awhile, even more so after I was very impressed with the author after hearing her talk at the 2018 World Fantasy Convention in Baltimore, however, alas, this is yet another novel that I respect more than I like. Part of it is the use of me...

from quondame

The daughters/creations of every 19th cent mad scientist gang up to pursue the elusive Mr Hyde. With the help of Sherlock Holmes. Echos of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and while not quite steampunk, it is a close neighbor. I'm not a fan of the tone - just bearable archness, and aren't we so ...

from Romonko

I should have hated this book as it's so far off my preferred genre list, but I didn't hate it. I loved it! Yes, it's fantasy and fantastical. It's off the wall and unbelievable, and it just shouldn't work as a novel. But it does. I couldn't put it down, and it kept my interest throughout. Set in...

from Herenya

A mystery set in the late 19th century, in which most of the characters are borrowed from, or are the offspring of characters from, 19th century Gothic and mystery fiction. After her mother dies, Mary Jekyll decides to improve her financial situation by finding her father's murderer, Mr Hyde, and...