Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, and The Case of Baker Street Station
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- Author：Serena Blasco
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Reviews
Anna
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This was a fun read。 Quick easy mystery's with a glossary for learning what mentioned things are like Morse code or the Crimean War。 This was a fun read。 Quick easy mystery's with a glossary for learning what mentioned things are like Morse code or the Crimean War。 。。。more
thresher
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It’s always wonderful to see popular movies or books be adapted into a graphic novel format。 It further expands to include more people。 Reading about Ebola Holmes is always wonderful and will make an excellent addition to any library。 They come for the beautiful illustrations， and stay for the story， right to the last page。
Ms。 Yingling
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Copy provided by Edelweiss PlusBook one of the graphic novel adaptation of this series has been very popular with my students， and I was asked just the other day when the sequel would be out。 Ta da！ I'm glad I still have the novels in my library， and have had some luck getting fans of the television series to pick them up。 This volume gives us a look at The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 In the first story， Enola runs into Copy provided by Edelweiss PlusBook one of the graphic novel adaptation of this series has been very popular with my students， and I was asked just the other day when the sequel would be out。 Ta da！ I'm glad I still have the novels in my library， and have had some luck getting fans of the television series to pick them up。 This volume gives us a look at The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 In the first story， Enola runs into Lady Cecily again， and realizes that she is being held against her will。 Using not only her detective skills， but her knowledge of the social workings of London， Enola manages to hunt down Cecily by investigating who was holding a fashionable pink tea and passing out pink paper fans。 Cecily is indeed being forced into a marriage， and despite meddling from her brothers， Enola manages to locate Cecily。 Will she be in time to save her？In The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， Mrs。 Tupper， Enola's landlady and supporter， receives a threatening and unsettling letter。 It turns out that she was with her husband during the Crimean War， and had a terrible time getting back home after he died。 She was assisted by none other than Florence Nightingale， the founder of the Red Cross。 After her home is trashed， she seeks help from Enola to try to find out who is trying to get information from her。 Things are complicated， Enola's brothers once again stick their noses into things， and Enola manages to work things out satisfactorily。 However， she and Mrs。 Tupper feel that they need to find other lodgings， and they leave together。 The ongoing issue for Enola has been the disappearance of her mother。 She isn't letting her brothers take care of her， because they don't want her investigating where her mother has gone。 The Case of Baker Street Station （the same story as the wisely renamed 2010 The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye） finds Enola dealing with the case of Lady Blanchefleur as well as a cryptic message that her mother has sent。 What dealing did her mother have with the Romany travelers？ And will Enola's brothers see reason in how she should be allowed to live her life？ While the graphic novels don't have the details that the novels do， they give a nice overview of the stories and have illustrations that make the Victorian settings come to life。 It's worth it to take a look at these for the depiction of the clothing alone。 Blasco's style isn't quite anime， but the big eyes and frantic faces of the characters certainly will appeal to readers who enjoy the Japanese style。 The addition of Enola's "secret notebooks" with her drawings and surmisings are quite fun， and make it clear when one mystery has ended and another has begun。 I've always enjoyed Springer's work （I should convince someone to read Rowan Hood today！）， so was glad to see when it was adapted for the screen。 Blasco's graphic novels are a great way to introduce readers to this series， and since the original novels are rather short， many off my students are willing to pick them up。 This isn't true of all graphic novels; even though I can think of at least four graphic Anne of Green Gables retellings， the original 1908 novels are still gathering dust on the shelves！ 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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As always， this series brings me joy whether in a full chapter book version or graphic novel。 I think the art style of this series complements the narratives perfectly。 I love how Elona is depicted both visually and characteristically。 What I love about this volume: Enola specifically helps out females in need/dire situations。 She also has to bail out Sherlock at one point。 If you liked the chapter books or the first volume， you won't be disappointed with this one！ As always， this series brings me joy whether in a full chapter book version or graphic novel。 I think the art style of this series complements the narratives perfectly。 I love how Elona is depicted both visually and characteristically。 What I love about this volume: Enola specifically helps out females in need/dire situations。 She also has to bail out Sherlock at one point。 If you liked the chapter books or the first volume， you won't be disappointed with this one！ 。。。more
Tonja Drecker
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With three mysteries to be solved， it's a treat to dive into London's streets with Enola Holmes and discover where each missing person might be。This graphic novel contains three different tales: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 While each one is it's own story and separated as such， but there's still enough of an overarching plot to keep everything connected。 The cases involved known and new characters， and some take inte With three mysteries to be solved， it's a treat to dive into London's streets with Enola Holmes and discover where each missing person might be。This graphic novel contains three different tales: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 While each one is it's own story and separated as such， but there's still enough of an overarching plot to keep everything connected。 The cases involved known and new characters， and some take interesting， historical twists as well。 Enola is a fun character as she packs spunk， independence， and still manages to reflect her time period。 Her cleverness， of course， is her strength。 She does get herself into some sticky situations， and the solutions aren't what one might think。 Her light-hearted nature adds life with a touch of humor， while the cases are serious and the bad guys sinister。I enjoy the details in the graphics and enjoy the dive into history。 Enola's constant costume change and antics come across very well and there's just a touch of humor in the characters to keep each mystery fun。 The text is easy to locate and read， giving just the right amount of story before letting the graphics do the rest。While the mysteries are well-woven and difficult to solve， there's more to these tales than just that。 There are some historical figures woven in， cultural notes， detective facts and even more。 At the end of each story， several pages are used to go into depth on various topics mentioned during the mystery。 For example， there's information about Florence Nightingale， explanations on how to read a certain code， the 'secret' messages behind fan usage at the time， and so on。 It's simply a fun novel to dive into， an easy read， and much to discover along the way。 I received an ARC and enjoyed this one even more than I thought I would。 I might now have become an Enola Holmes fan。 。。。more
Naomi's Bookshelf
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This is a great follow-up to the first graphic novel bind up。 The art was cute and the story was faithful。 I love how we get to see Enola’s disguises as the book describes them。 It makes the graphic novel format so wonderful as the visual elements were well done。 I know it is all visual but the artist turned the crazy outfits and made them real。 I would recommend checking out the graphic novels if you are a fan of the series or just interested in the story。 I received an arc via Netgalley in exc This is a great follow-up to the first graphic novel bind up。 The art was cute and the story was faithful。 I love how we get to see Enola’s disguises as the book describes them。 It makes the graphic novel format so wonderful as the visual elements were well done。 I know it is all visual but the artist turned the crazy outfits and made them real。 I would recommend checking out the graphic novels if you are a fan of the series or just interested in the story。 I received an arc via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more
Ag
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This is such a beautiful book！ We loved both the story and the drawings。 This book truly is a work of art。 This might be the most beautiful graphic novel book we have seen in a long time。An added bonus for the story being about Sherlock’s sister， who somehow is always forgotten （just like it often happens with women and their stories）。 Everyone knows about Sherlock， but who knows about his sister who was equally awesome？ No， not equally， even more awesome。
Kat Voss
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A beautifully illustrated and told story。 In true graphic novel style， the pictures tell just as much of the story as the words do。 Enola has quickly become one of my favorite characters， and I am always excited to see what disguise she'll use next， and how she manages to get herself into， and out of， sticky situations。 A beautifully illustrated and told story。 In true graphic novel style， the pictures tell just as much of the story as the words do。 Enola has quickly become one of my favorite characters， and I am always excited to see what disguise she'll use next， and how she manages to get herself into， and out of， sticky situations。 。。。more
Madelene
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This is the second book and include stories 3-6。 I really recommend reading the first book first， since this book is not a stand alone。What I liked most about Enola Holmes: The Grapic Novels were the beautiful drawings。 The colors and all small details really make this a pleasant read。 I also liked the facts included in the stories， so I felt like I learned history and other interesting things while reading。 I don't read graphic novels very often， but this was my cup of tea and if a third book w This is the second book and include stories 3-6。 I really recommend reading the first book first， since this book is not a stand alone。What I liked most about Enola Holmes: The Grapic Novels were the beautiful drawings。 The colors and all small details really make this a pleasant read。 I also liked the facts included in the stories， so I felt like I learned history and other interesting things while reading。 I don't read graphic novels very often， but this was my cup of tea and if a third book will be published， I would definitely read that too。 。。。more
Dawn Michelle
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Much like the first book I also read for NetGalley， this copy was also missing a lot of the story [the whole third story is gone - there is one page and then nothing for the rest of the book] which has made me realize that I just need to wait until they are published to read them as for whatever reason， the whole book is not downloading to my Kindle Fire for reading。 THAT said， once again [from what there was of the stories]， this is an absolutely gorgeously illustrated， hilariously funny， well- Much like the first book I also read for NetGalley， this copy was also missing a lot of the story [the whole third story is gone - there is one page and then nothing for the rest of the book] which has made me realize that I just need to wait until they are published to read them as for whatever reason， the whole book is not downloading to my Kindle Fire for reading。 THAT said， once again [from what there was of the stories]， this is an absolutely gorgeously illustrated， hilariously funny， well-written [and translated] graphic novel， featuring the pluckiest girl out there right now， Miss Enola Holmes。 Miss Holmes is just as inquisitive and intelligent as her famous brother and even more engaging than he is。 She is not afraid to do what she needs to do to get things done。 I really loved how one of the stories had Florence Nightingale in it and am really looking forward to reading that one in full。 Since there was even less story to read this time around， I have less to say about the stories this time around， but I will be looking at my libraries as soon as this is published to request and read it in full。 THAT is how good these are [and hence the 4 star rating。 What I DID read was just spectacular]。 I think people of all ages will love these stories。 Unfortunately， again I have no idea how it all ends up for Enola， but I can guess she lands feet firmly on the ground and her goals all met and she will be as popular as ever。 Well done！！Thank you to NetGalley， Serena Blasco， Tayna Gold - Translator， and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Marina Marcello
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I was so glad Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: Book Two was available as a Read Now on NetGalley because I enjoyed Book One so much！ These appear to be the conclusion of the stories （hopefully just for now！） and the humor， found family， and female rebellion were just as enjoyable in these as the first book。 Enola manages to solve her huge mystery and even a major familial issue。 I cannot help but root for Enola！ The art， also as expected， is very nicely done。 These are a great graphic novel ser I was so glad Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: Book Two was available as a Read Now on NetGalley because I enjoyed Book One so much！ These appear to be the conclusion of the stories （hopefully just for now！） and the humor， found family， and female rebellion were just as enjoyable in these as the first book。 Enola manages to solve her huge mystery and even a major familial issue。 I cannot help but root for Enola！ The art， also as expected， is very nicely done。 These are a great graphic novel series all around and recommended for all ages！ Five Stars！ 。。。more
Cozybec
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Enola Holmes is back again to solve mysteries and cause some ruckus in London society！Volume two of the Enola Holmes graphic novels include The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 All three of these stories were so much fun and contained so many fantastic moments。 As in the first volume， the art in these graphic novels are so fun and beautiful to look at。 The details in the Victorian drawings and the way they've been adapted rea Enola Holmes is back again to solve mysteries and cause some ruckus in London society！Volume two of the Enola Holmes graphic novels include The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan， The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline， and The Case of Baker Street Station。 All three of these stories were so much fun and contained so many fantastic moments。 As in the first volume， the art in these graphic novels are so fun and beautiful to look at。 The details in the Victorian drawings and the way they've been adapted really suit the narrative and the tone of the original Enola Holmes books。Serena Blasco did an incredible job with volume two and though I'm sad this ends where the original set of novels did - I'm hopeful there will be a graphic novel of the more recent Enola Holmes book too。 Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for providing me with a copy for an honest review！ 。。。more
Emma Rose Ribbons
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This is a bind-up of several of Enola Holmes's graphic novels， adapted from the books （which， do bear in mind， are middle grade， not YA like the brilliant movie adaptation）。 The art is INCREDIBLE。 I own the first graphic novel for the first book and I was still blown away by this， it's SO beautiful。 There are illustrations which take up whole pages which are breathtaking， and I feel like the soft drawings really put an emphasis on Enola and her relationships with her brothers。 The plots are grip This is a bind-up of several of Enola Holmes's graphic novels， adapted from the books （which， do bear in mind， are middle grade， not YA like the brilliant movie adaptation）。 The art is INCREDIBLE。 I own the first graphic novel for the first book and I was still blown away by this， it's SO beautiful。 There are illustrations which take up whole pages which are breathtaking， and I feel like the soft drawings really put an emphasis on Enola and her relationships with her brothers。 The plots are gripping， very detailed and intricate （my favourite was the one having to do with the language of flowers）。 A beautiful， beautiful edition， I can see myself purchasing this。Endless thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book。 。。。more
Cristian Marrero
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A nice introduction to Enola Holmes and her family。 The family reunite and the questions begin to rise。 This graphic novel set covers Ebola’s first three cases。 The art work is amazing in colors。 You’ll definitely enjoy some of the humor。 The disguises are well planned。 The nice bonus is how in each piece you’ll be learning so much about different flowers and plants and their hidden meanings。 Plus， at the end， you’ll get so many journal entries with insights on how to gather information， clues， A nice introduction to Enola Holmes and her family。 The family reunite and the questions begin to rise。 This graphic novel set covers Ebola’s first three cases。 The art work is amazing in colors。 You’ll definitely enjoy some of the humor。 The disguises are well planned。 The nice bonus is how in each piece you’ll be learning so much about different flowers and plants and their hidden meanings。 Plus， at the end， you’ll get so many journal entries with insights on how to gather information， clues， make connections and solve mysteries。 Very enjoyable。 I’m now waiting for the 2nd movie to be released。 。。。more
Orinthia Lee
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Beautiful illustrations。 I love the color scheme。 The stories were quite interesting and enjoyable too。Thank you， NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the eARC！
AJxreadsx
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The first thing you need to know about this Graphic book is that it covers the events of book 4-6 in the original Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer （so if you haven't read book 1-3 or the first Enola Holmes graphic book， then you'll need to do that in order to understand the plot and who the characters are in this book）。The second thing you need to know， is that I liked this graphic novel。 The cases were interesting despite them all sounding a bit alike （the whole 3x missing women thing）， an The first thing you need to know about this Graphic book is that it covers the events of book 4-6 in the original Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer （so if you haven't read book 1-3 or the first Enola Holmes graphic book， then you'll need to do that in order to understand the plot and who the characters are in this book）。The second thing you need to know， is that I liked this graphic novel。 The cases were interesting despite them all sounding a bit alike （the whole 3x missing women thing）， and there was more highlights for me in these installments than in the previous three because of two things:1） The questions I have about Enola's mother are answered2）The art was beautiful， unique， and colorful。 The parts of Enola's notebook after each case was also a nice touch。The only thing I didn't like about the Graphic book was how rushed each case felt。 That might be because I know that each case/volume is equivalent to a book with about 200 pages each。 As it is a Graphic book， I know I can't expect the same depth as the books， but if each case had been given more pages， then maybe that could have solved it。My thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC 。 This review contains my honest opinion about the book。 。。。more
Kaci Rizk
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received an advance reader's copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publisher。 I love Enola Holmes so much。 The story is wonderful。 I really enjoyed every case she solved。 I also really enjoy her interactions with sherlock and how she keeps getting away from him。 She is such a strong personality and it's amazing。 The art is amazing as well。 There are definitely moments that made my heart bleed for her but I'm glad she ends up resolving things with peop I received an advance reader's copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publisher。 I love Enola Holmes so much。 The story is wonderful。 I really enjoyed every case she solved。 I also really enjoy her interactions with sherlock and how she keeps getting away from him。 She is such a strong personality and it's amazing。 The art is amazing as well。 There are definitely moments that made my heart bleed for her but I'm glad she ends up resolving things with people。 Overall highly recommend this graphic novel if you love Enola Holmes。 。。。more
Marissa
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The Enola Holmes graphic novels are always so well done and this one is no exception。 I love both the art and the story telling。 The mysteries are always interesting and I love how some of the history of the story or how it is solved is at the end of each story。 Definitely recommend them！
Vale ~ Jane
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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book！An amazing graphic novel！I had already read the first volume which contains three stories and now I was finally able to conclude the story with the last three。Beautiful！The boards are incredible and the colors very vivid。I loved the story and my absolute favorite part is the "secret notes" at the end of the story where Enola explains the disguises and the secret codes and there are some drafts to better see the disguises。Beautiful Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book！An amazing graphic novel！I had already read the first volume which contains three stories and now I was finally able to conclude the story with the last three。Beautiful！The boards are incredible and the colors very vivid。I loved the story and my absolute favorite part is the "secret notes" at the end of the story where Enola explains the disguises and the secret codes and there are some drafts to better see the disguises。Beautiful 。。。more
Alex
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I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review。 Enola Holmes is back in this fun graphic novel adaptation of the book series of the same title。 I genuinely liked this adaptation。 I felt it had all the important scenes necessary to tell the story。 Of course some things were missing or different from the book， however， I think this adaptation pulls the story together in a cohesive way。 The artwork is similar to the first volume of these graphic novels in an almos I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review。 Enola Holmes is back in this fun graphic novel adaptation of the book series of the same title。 I genuinely liked this adaptation。 I felt it had all the important scenes necessary to tell the story。 Of course some things were missing or different from the book， however， I think this adaptation pulls the story together in a cohesive way。 The artwork is similar to the first volume of these graphic novels in an almost watercolor-esque style。 What I really like about this graphic novel series is at the end of each story， there is an explanation of the ciphers and coded messages as well as historical details about the era。 In one， it talks about how women would wear corsets， sometimes to an extreme。 I think this adds to the story and a good way for younger readers to understand the historical context。 It also has sections on how to make your own ciphers which I think would interest people as well。 。。。more
Leslie
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You can see all my reviews here: Books Are The New BlackI have always loved Sherlock and now Enola！ I didn’t know much about her until the Netflix show。 I’m so excited that season two will be coming out in November， by the way！ I saw this on Netgalley and just had to request it！ I’m so glad I did。You get three different mysteries in this book。 I didn’t realize this was volume two but now need to get my hands on volume one！ If you enjoy the show， Sherlock， or just mysteries then I think you will You can see all my reviews here: Books Are The New BlackI have always loved Sherlock and now Enola！ I didn’t know much about her until the Netflix show。 I’m so excited that season two will be coming out in November， by the way！ I saw this on Netgalley and just had to request it！ I’m so glad I did。You get three different mysteries in this book。 I didn’t realize this was volume two but now need to get my hands on volume one！ If you enjoy the show， Sherlock， or just mysteries then I think you will love this one。 Not only， did I love how she was able to capture the mysteries in graphic novel format but the Illustrations are amazing。 These illustrations are so beautiful that I slowed way down to read this and really pay attention to the beauty。There are many themes of feminism and freedom throughout all three of these mysteries。 Enola is trying to find her mother at the beginning and ends up going through several different avenues。 It brings her to all these cases and by the end， we get some clarity。 The growth Enola’s brothers have isn’t the greatest but better at the end。 I think they are finally starting to respect her and see that she’s capable。 The different disguises that Enola can perfect are very entertaining as well。Overall， I really enjoyed this set of stories and highly recommend them to younger audiences！ It’s a bit simplistic but I loved that about it。 I’m telling you the illustrations are so gorgeous that it will be hard not to love this for that alone。Many thanks to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an e-ARC to review！ 。。。more
Amy D。
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Sherlock Holmes' spunky， independent sister holds her own as a detective in these three stories in a series of six。 Because of the inspiring female main character - especially set in a time when women weren't often portrayed with this much strength - and the absolutely gorgeous， I really wanted to love the book。 But my lack of understanding what was going on， holds my rating back。I have not read any Enola Holmes books， nor the first three of the graphic novels， but considering it's geared toward Sherlock Holmes' spunky， independent sister holds her own as a detective in these three stories in a series of six。 Because of the inspiring female main character - especially set in a time when women weren't often portrayed with this much strength - and the absolutely gorgeous， I really wanted to love the book。 But my lack of understanding what was going on， holds my rating back。I have not read any Enola Holmes books， nor the first three of the graphic novels， but considering it's geared toward middle grade （and a graphic novel）， I didn't anticipate struggling to understand the story or characters！ After the first ten pages， I went back and re-read them because I didn't know who was who。 I was missing any/all of the back story。Aside from that struggle， I did enjoy the artwork very much - it may be my favorite yet in all the graphic novels that I've read。 It's very colorful and vibrant with loose lines that create a lot of detail and interest。 The characters' eyes show much more than one would anticipate from an eye。I would recommend reading an Enola Holmes book， or the first graphic novel （which contains three stories） before reading this one。 Lack of confusion about the characters and stories would have helped me appreciate the stories along with the beautiful artwork。Thanks to NetGalley for the ebook。 。。。more
Shilo Quetchenbach
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This was delightful！ I love the Enola Holmes adventures and this graphic novel compilation is an engaging and enjoyable way to experience them。 I have not previously read the books this graphic novel is based on， but I had no difficulty following the story。 The artwork is gorgeous！ the watercolor illustrations are free-flowing enough to give the pieces a sense of movement。 The colors are vibrant and convey the emotion of each scene excellently， as well as the personality of the characters。 Speak This was delightful！ I love the Enola Holmes adventures and this graphic novel compilation is an engaging and enjoyable way to experience them。 I have not previously read the books this graphic novel is based on， but I had no difficulty following the story。 The artwork is gorgeous！ the watercolor illustrations are free-flowing enough to give the pieces a sense of movement。 The colors are vibrant and convey the emotion of each scene excellently， as well as the personality of the characters。 Speaking of personality， each character is drawn in a way that makes them ooze personality。 They are unique， distinct， and memorable， making the experience of reading even more fun。 In many ways the characters remind me of those one might encounter in a Charles Dickens novel。I love the way Enola runs circles around her brothers despite being only 14。 She is inquisitive， has a brilliant mind， and is very resourceful。 The story is a whirlwind where she leaves everyone in the dust as she rockets about solving mysteries。 She gives Sherlock a run for his money。I hope there will be more volumes of these Enola Holmes graphic novels because they are loads of fun and I would love to read more。*Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an e-arc for review。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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The second collection of these graphic novel adaptations continues the same mix of grand arc concerning a lost Holmes family member， and individual cases。 That said， the first here brings characters of old back as well， when a young woman seems to have been purloined by evil people and only Enola Holmes can work out why and where she is。 There’s another kidnap in the second book here， of Enola’s landlady no less， and a peculiar drama that ropes in Florence Nightingale， a la one of those Doctor W The second collection of these graphic novel adaptations continues the same mix of grand arc concerning a lost Holmes family member， and individual cases。 That said， the first here brings characters of old back as well， when a young woman seems to have been purloined by evil people and only Enola Holmes can work out why and where she is。 There’s another kidnap in the second book here， of Enola’s landlady no less， and a peculiar drama that ropes in Florence Nightingale， a la one of those Doctor Who history lesson stories。Everything comes to a head for the sixth story – which is where the original prose books had finished for some good years until a seventh turned up more recently。 And with it concluding （more or less/for now） I have to admit knowing nothing of the source for these graphic adaptations， but I liked them。 Yes they have a bit of the manga about the portraits here and there， but they know enough Conan Doyle material to just drop in some Dancing Men and move on， matter-of-factly。 I think the better material here is regarding the larger arc of Enola’s intentions， however much it gets to be too modern come the finish。 （Certainly the last of the six didn’t deserve to be retitled from something vaguely， mildly objectionable to certain SJWs to being named after the stand-alone plot。） But I think the target audiences will thoroughly enjoy these two volumes， and engage well with Enola as a strong， inventive and go-getting character。 。。。more
Ron
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Enola Holmes has three cases to solve。 The first falls in her lap while visiting the only female public lavatory in London。 There is an acquaintance being held against her will that needs rescuing from a forced marriage！ This is managed with some strategic help from Sherlock。 Then there is the case of the kidnapped landlady！ This involves codes， intrigue and Sherlock and Enola coming to an agreement to solve the case。 The final case involves s a missing duquesa， a distraught husband， and gypsies Enola Holmes has three cases to solve。 The first falls in her lap while visiting the only female public lavatory in London。 There is an acquaintance being held against her will that needs rescuing from a forced marriage！ This is managed with some strategic help from Sherlock。 Then there is the case of the kidnapped landlady！ This involves codes， intrigue and Sherlock and Enola coming to an agreement to solve the case。 The final case involves s a missing duquesa， a distraught husband， and gypsies。 Solving the case finally brings Enola， Sherlock， and Mycroft into agreement over Enola's future。 Just wished the art was more similar to that of Enola Holmes: Mycroft's Dangerous Game！ Overall， an interesting trio of set pieces that advance the Enola Holmes story line。 Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to read this title。 。。。more
Rosh
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The second collection of Serena Blasco’s graphical adaptations， this edition containing books four to six of the Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer。 I still haven’t read the original books nor seen the TV series。 But I have read the first volume of the graphic novel， which collected the first three stories， and that helped get into this one easily。 The three stories in this book are:Book 4: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: A woman is being forced to marry， and her only hope of escape is Eno The second collection of Serena Blasco’s graphical adaptations， this edition containing books four to six of the Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer。 I still haven’t read the original books nor seen the TV series。 But I have read the first volume of the graphic novel， which collected the first three stories， and that helped get into this one easily。 The three stories in this book are:Book 4: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: A woman is being forced to marry， and her only hope of escape is Enola。 Decent story。 Too many jumps in logic and too many convenient coincidences for my liking。 The weakest of the three tales。Book 5: The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: Enola’s landlady Mrs。 Tupper is kidnapped， so Enola is personally involved in ensuring her safe return。 Better than the first one in terms of continuity and flow。 Also contains a surprise appearance by a very popular and inspirational lady。Book 6: The Case of Baker Street Station: A rich duquesa is kidnapped， and her husband comes to “Dr。 Ragostin” for help。This was a fun one， and also a test of memory as it contained references to incidents that took place in Volume One。 I loved how Mycroft， Sherlock and Enola finally come together。 This story also resolves the mystery that started it all –that of Enola’s missing mother。The common theme in volume 1 was that all the cases dealt with missing persons。 This time around， each of the three cases involves a missing woman。 However， the stories didn’t feel repetitive this time around as the modus operandi and the resolution was quite different in each。 Also， each case involves Sherlock also being hired for the investigation， not necessarily by the same party。 This series began with Enola’s mum going missing。 In fact， Enola’s journey towards being a detective began with wanting to locate her mum。 In the final story of this volume， the three Holmes siblings finally come to know about Enola’s mother。 That track is interesting and comes to an end。 As in the first collection， Enola’s secret notebook filled with her illustrations， her thoughts about the case， and some informative points。 These added the perfect conclusion to each story。On the flip side， there are again far too many convenient coincidences。 Most of the times， it is like information presents itself when Enola is around。 I also found it tough to accept Enola as a fourteen year old。 The illustrations are pretty good in their effect。 However， when Enola is in disguise， as she often is， the sketches are inconsistent。 For one， her height keeps varying。 When she’s disguised as a child， she’s suddenly shorter， and when she’s dressed up a man， she’s tall。 Also， there’s one instance where Mycroft doesn’t recognise her at all - that was impossible to believe。On the whole， I enjoyed this book more than the first one。 I think Sherlock’s greater appearance in this collection had a small part to play in that， even though it is still Enola who is one step ahead of her more famous brother。 Moreover， the three Watson siblings work together on the final case， and that was easily the highlight of the book。 As these are aimed at teenagers， they will surely be a hit with the right target audience。 Reading volume one before this is advisable， though not necessary。3。75 stars。My thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC of “Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels Book Two”。 This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book。———————————————Connect with me through: My Blog | The StoryGraph | Facebook | Twitter 。。。more
Shayla Moffatt
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Enola Holmes is such a character。 I was so excited to see that the second volume of stories was available to read on Netgalley。 I think it's so great to see a female detective in the time of Sherlock Holmes， when women were merely expected to look pretty and find a husband， and how she fights these stereotypes in her own way。 I also liked her reunion with her brothers this time around， as well as the closure she finally got with her mother。 Enola Holmes is such a character。 I was so excited to see that the second volume of stories was available to read on Netgalley。 I think it's so great to see a female detective in the time of Sherlock Holmes， when women were merely expected to look pretty and find a husband， and how she fights these stereotypes in her own way。 I also liked her reunion with her brothers this time around， as well as the closure she finally got with her mother。 。。。more
Libby
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I'd read the first few Enola Holmes books years ago， and always planned to read the rest。 Blasco's graphic retelling allowed me to follow Enola's story more quickly than reading the novels would have。 This second graphic novel collection includes the final three of Springer's original novels。 （A seventh book was published in 2021。） Occasionally， I felt like details that would have been more developed in the novels were hurried over in the graphic versions， but overall， these were thoroughly enjo I'd read the first few Enola Holmes books years ago， and always planned to read the rest。 Blasco's graphic retelling allowed me to follow Enola's story more quickly than reading the novels would have。 This second graphic novel collection includes the final three of Springer's original novels。 （A seventh book was published in 2021。） Occasionally， I felt like details that would have been more developed in the novels were hurried over in the graphic versions， but overall， these were thoroughly enjoyable。 My only other complaint is one I often have with movie adaptations as well: Blasco's Enola doesn't look at all as I pictured her from the first few novels。 These are a great choice for mystery readers as well a graphic novel fans。 Review based on an eARC received through Edelweiss。 。。。more
Kylie
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4。5 starsFirst off， I want to say that the artwork in this graphic novel is fantastic。 It is absolutely beautiful。 The characters are adorable and the backgrounds are water colored and vibrant。 A lot of the time I feel like graphic novels lack a lot of depth， just because the writing is almost all dialogue and you can't fit a ton on a page。 This one however did a great job。 I felt the stories were complete and we got a really good idea of who Enola is。 We also got to know several other character 4。5 starsFirst off， I want to say that the artwork in this graphic novel is fantastic。 It is absolutely beautiful。 The characters are adorable and the backgrounds are water colored and vibrant。 A lot of the time I feel like graphic novels lack a lot of depth， just because the writing is almost all dialogue and you can't fit a ton on a page。 This one however did a great job。 I felt the stories were complete and we got a really good idea of who Enola is。 We also got to know several other characters throughout the 3 cases in this book。 Like the first volume， we have pages of Enola's notebook in between the cases which felt like a little behind the scenes peek。 I really had a good time with each of these cases and I really enjoyed how Sherlock's attitude toward the fact that Enola didn't want to go to a boarding school and become a wife turned around and finally starts to accept Enola for who she really is。Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Christina Barber
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