The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas #bookreview #tarheelreader #thrhollow @sherrythomas @berkleypub #thehollowoffear #6bookbestieshollowoffear #6bookbestieapproved

Happy Wednesday and Happy Halloween, all! Today I am super excited to share my review of another book I group read, and we unanimously endorsed, The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas! Now available from Berkley!

My Thoughts:

I love the idea behind this series! Female companions Holmes and Watson during the Victorian era- how fun! This is the third installment in the Lady Sherlock series, and while I feel this can be read as a stand-alone, I think my experience would have been richer if I had known more of the backstories of Holmes and Watson, as well as the connections between installments. That said, Thomas includes some backstory as well.

Just as Sherlock did, Charlotte Holmes attracts to her those who need help. A couple big events happen. The first is Charlotte’s brother is missing. Shortly thereafter, Lady Ingram, married to Charlotte’s friend, Lord Ingram, is murdered…and it…