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This is the second time I read Jason Lethcoes book, The first one was No Place Like Holmes and I must say that this book does not disappoint, I absolutely love this book and I enjoyed it as much as the precedessor,
Theres so much to be discovered in this book and I couldnt get the mystery out of my head when I read this book.
Absolutely pageturning and I wouldnt mind reading this book again and again in the near future,
I highly recommends this book to those who loves a good juvenile mystery with plenty of moral story, Suitable for young children and teens, I rate this bookout ofstars, FTC Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review,
The Future Door No Place Like Holmes Volumeby Jason Lethcoe
From the back of the book:
Griffin Sharpe and his uncle Rupert Snodgrass are fast on their way to becoming the most secret and skilled detectives in London since Sherlock Holmes' retirement.
Griffin's unique ability to notice everything combined with his uncle's fabulous inventions make them an unbeatable team until Rupert's time travel device is stolen by the Moriartys and they way their future begin to unravel.
Now Griffin and Rupert must race to find the time machine and attempt to undo the damage their enemies have done, As the future, past, and present come together, it will take Griffin's faith and inventive thinking and his uncle's mechanical genius to save London and their future selves.
I love the original Sherlock Holmes stories and most books that are related to Holmes, That's why I signed up for a copy of this book, I'm glad I did.
What I liked about the book: It's a mystery, It's a fantasy. It has a spiritual aspect that compliments the story without being overwhelming, it's a quick read. There are just so many things to like about this book, The story is well written and the characters are well developed, I liked Griffin right away, He certainly reminds me of a young Sherlock Holmes, I even liked crochety old Uncle Rupert, This is the second book in the series, I have not yet read the first one, but I was able to follow the story easily, I enjoyed this one so much I've already requested a copy of the first book from the library, Young readers that enjoy mystery and fantasy time travel, futuristic inventions will enjoy this book, I highly recommend this story for not only young readers who like mysteries, but adults as well,
What I didn't like about the book: I liked it all,
Recommended forrd grade and up,
AR Level: Not an AR Book as of
Mrs, Archer's ofGood but pales in comparison to the first one, Great story lots of action and excitement, I loved the steam punk elements, The time travel parts got a little confusing but then it's been handled worse,
My favorite part though was the message at the end of the book, It's not something that shows up in children's book very often, still an enjoyable series. age appropriate for its target audience and a fun and quick read for parents and kids alike, THE FUTURE DOOR by Jason Lethcoe is thend story revolving around Sherlock Holmes neighbor, the mechanical genius detective wanna be Rupert Snodgrass and hisyear old nephew Griffin Sharpe.
Griffin, although just, has the unique Sherlock Holmes style ability to observe even the minutest details surrounding him, while Snodgrass is always trying to invent something that will enable him to become a famous detective.
In this story Rubert Snodgrass invents a time machine,
Sherlock Holmes has moved fromBaker Street to Sussex to live a quite life of retirement and a mysterious, precocious woman, Charlotte Pepper presses Mrs.
Hudson into renting her Sherlock's former residence,
The time machine is stolen, Charlotte disappears and the evil Moriartys are most certainly involved and this begins the time bending adventure where Snodgrass and Griffin must save London from Moriarty and his henchmen.
This book would be a great read foryr olds or for a family to read together, It's entertaining to read about Snodgrasses inventions and also to watch Griffin as his keen mind works,
At the end of the book, there are questions to see how much your child was paying attention, . . teehee and even instructions on how to properly make a British pot of tea, I would recommend this book and give it astar rating!
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a brilliant ending to this two parter book,
the characters and plot line make it an easy and quick read,
love the hint of God quotes from Griffin along the way as he looks inwardly at his uncle,
have a feeling there will be more of these, . . I enjoyed reading this book and hope you will too, Sherlock Holmes is a crime solving legend to those who have read the Arthur Conan Doyle stories and watched the old tv shows and films.
But with his exploits slowly fading into the literary past, what about the younger generation Will they never get to experience the brilliance of the worlds greatest detective Thankfully, Jason Lethcoe has brought Sherlock Holmes to the realms of juvenile literature with the series, No Place Like Holmes.
A charming combination of history, adventure, and subtly presented Biblical principles, makes it a worthwhile read,
Volume number two of the series is titled The Future Door, and for you to jump part way into the series, let me bring you up to speed on the world you are about to enter.
Sherlock Holmes resident ofB Baker Street has for a neighbor Rupert Snodgrass resident ofA Baker Street, an amateur detective and inventor who has always resented Sherlocks fame and his own lack of it.
The main character of these stories is the twelve year old Griffin Sharpe, the nephew of Rupert Snodgrass, Griffin Sharpe is a detective with a Sherlocklike skill to notice details and put together the stories of what really happened,
Book two picks up with Griffin returning home to Boson after visiting his Uncle Rupert Snodgrass and saving the world in book one, But they are not done with adventures yet because one of the most recent inventions his uncle has created is a time machine in a tea pot of all things.
Moriarty Sherlocks arch nemesis and his equally evil nephew Nigel are out to get the time traveling tea pot and bring down the now retired Sherlock, and let evil reign the earth.
They steal the tea pot and use information gathered from the future to kill Sherlock Holmes in the present, Can Griffin Sharpe and Rupert Snodgrass save time as we know it, and reverse Sherlock Holmes dreadful murder
A great adventure that will appeal to both boys and girls, The Future Door is a read which your kids will not want to miss not just for the high speed excitement of saving the world, but also for the love of Sherlock Holmes begin transferred to the next generation.
The Future Door No Place Like Holmes vol,by Jason Lethcoe is a complementary book I received via BookSneeze, For links, cover images, and more, check out booksneeze dot com, The Future Door is actually the second book in a series, Normally I would go and read the first book first, but I had this sent to me by Amazon Vine for review so I decided I'd jump right in rather than seeking out the first book.
I hadn't read the first book but recognizing that it is aimed at a younger "middle grade" audience I hoped it would either work as a stand alone or give me enough details to catch me up if I needed material from book.
The concept sounded fun, The overall series is about a young boy, Griffin Sharpe, who is living with his Uncle Rupert in Londonbut not just anywhere in London, Rupert lives in apartmentA on Baker Street, right next door to Sherlock Holmes, Rupert is a much less successful detective than Holmes but he is very passionate and competitive and hopes to be as famous as Holmes, He has a knack for inventions and he's created a wide assortment of inventions to help him in his sleuthing, The inventions are pretty amazing and frankly should make him more famous than his detective abilitiesbut that's not what he's after,
Fortunately
young Griffin is a much better detective than his uncle, Griffin has the innate hyperobservant abilities we've seen and loved in Sherlock Holmes stories over the years, He is critically aware of his surroundings, He's able to quickly identify nuances and discrepancies that escape the notice of casual observers, In other words, he's Sherlock Holmes in youngboy form,
Apparently in the first book Griffin and Rupert work to solve a mystery involving the Moriarty family, To keep the dynamic balanced, the famous Professor Moriarty also has a young counterpart about Griffin's age, Since I haven't read the first book, I'm not entirely sure of what happened, but what quickly becomes clear is that the Moriartys recognize the skill and persistence of Griffin and his uncle and intend to keep them "out of the way.
" Furthermore, they've recognized the inventive skills of Rupert and have their eye on one of his inventions in particular, As the title might suggest, "Time" with a capital "T" plays a factor in this book, Rupert has invented but not perfected a Time Machineand the Moriartys want it,
Because this is a mystery novel, I don't want to give away anything more about the plot, It is aimed at kids but I still found it fun and engaging as an adult, There were still twists and turns to be had that left me wondering what might happen as the story progressed, The author did a good job of handling the paradoxes and intricacies of time travel which can certainly be problematic without being either too confusing or too simplisticeither of which was possible.
I thought the way the "Future" was presented was interesting and humorous, albeit a little cheesy and tongue in cheek at times,
One thing I found interesting when I received the book is that it was according to an insert subcategorized not only into mystery and children's fiction, but also into "religious" fiction.
This was definitely not offputting to me, but it made me curious and so as I read, I kept an eye out for religious elements.
As it turned out, I didn't need Holmeslike scrutiny to find them, but I also acknowledge that the religious nature was not terribly overt,
Griffin is the son of a Methodist preacher and as such he speaks and acts like the good son of a preacher mightthere are moments when Griffin is in a jam for one reason or another and in a single sentence or two he whispers a brief but not formal prayer to God for help.
He also has a couple of very short comments on the morality and mortality of characters in the book, Each of these instances were casual and simple and could be glossed over without thinking much of anything about religion, There was only one small scene where religion was explicitly and specifically on displaywhen in the Future, Griffin finds a Bible and opens to one of his favorite verses of scripture which states that God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Griffin comments that any future that still has God can't be all bad, The scene was short and was handled very well, It didn't attempt to preach or rebuke in any way, but it did acknowledge the nature of God and the nature of the world, I felt like it was well donebut any antireligionists may want to be warned,
Semirelated to the small religious aspects of the book, I can also say that this book is very well suited for a young audience.
Even though it is a mystery with theft, violence and murder I dare say the book is "wholesome" and very child friendly, Any actual violence happens "offpage" and is tactfully presented in a way to propel the story and the tension without being problematic for younger readers.
The language is also very child appropriate which I appreciated,
Overall I found this book to be a lot of fun, It vaguely reminded me of Encyclopedia Brown or the Three Investigators mysteries that I read back in grade school, The world of Baker Street and London was familiar, yet unique, The mystery and adventure were well paced and entertaining, Now I need to go back and read the first book in the series and keep my eye out for a possible third book, I also need to get my kids to read this one, I'm sure they'll enjoy it,
.out ofPretty enjoyable, Luke loved the story, and asked for extra read aloud time to finish it, The second in a kid's mystery series that combines steampunk and Sherlock Holmes, Griffin and his uncle have raced home to see what has happened to his parents only to almost be killed as soon as they've arrived.
Why The answer lies back in London and may lead to the end of the world as we know it, I was enjoy this book despite some over writing until I hit the climax which was a cheap way to end things, Not a bad book, but a disappointing finish,
Read my full review at sitelinkCarstairs Considers, For me this was just an okay read, I have tried to put the story in the context of the characters, but again I didnt think it was all that believable, But, I am not so sure that the believability matters, After all, how believable is Sherlock Holmes I say that as a huge Holmes fan, Again, this was a fun and light read, If you dont think about it too much then youll definitely enjoy it,
I like the dynamics between Griffin and Snodgrass a lot more in this book than in the first, I was not at all shocked to discover that the ending in No Place Like Holmes was a set up for the story here, Its an adventure for Griffin and Snodgrass, and one that holds many challenges for the duo, Maybe I was not the best fit for this read, but I do think this is perfect reading for middle graders,
I received this book for review from the Booksneeze book blogger program, free, in exchange for my honest review, This second book in this series is much like the first, earnest but engaging, pious but not overly so, It was a quick and enjoyable read for the most part but it felt a little thin to be honest, As if some of the creativity had leaked out of the hook the second time around,
Then again, the young folks reading this series might not expect the depth and complexity I do, .