![]() ![]() Enola’s mother’s disappearance, which I know is an overarching mystery in the series, is also often given short shrift. For example, the motive of the villain in the second book is confusingly not really discussed. ![]() Each book is short, allotted about sixty pages in graphic novel form, and because of this it felt as though the intricacies of the mysteries as well some emotional heft were left behind. However, I wondered how successfully the stories had been adapted to this format. I also liked how Sherlock and Mycroft were written, as caring brothers who are nevertheless confounded by the idea of a girl with such agency – canon confusion for Sherlock, at the very least. It’s all lovely watercolors, lending a softness to the story and the characters that contracts interestingly with the often grim story, and the author has paid attention to detail with the clothing and the surroundings. Besides, I like the art.Īnd I continued to like the art throughout. So when I saw that there was a graphic novel adaptation on NetGalley, I thought it would a fun introduction. I knew it was based on a series of YA books, but I’d never read them either. I have of course seen the promos for the Netflix film Enola Holmes, though I haven’t actually seen it yet. ![]() After her mother disappears, Enola Holmes runs away from her brothers, the famous Sherlock and Mycroft, and falls into solving mysteries in Victorian London. ![]()
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