This brings them to a mysterious (feminist) group lead by the Ankh.

Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker are asked by Irene Adler (The Woman) to serve the crown and find out where the society girls have gone. A steam punk version of it at least, where motorcycles and guns can run on steam and electricity is forbidden. If Stoker and Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they’ll become the next victims.

Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. Enjoy!Įvaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. I have actually already posted a review of this, and I am lazy (and don’t think I can add any more wisdom to it) so I will insert that down below. And, of course, I am starting off today with my review of the first book in the series: The Clockwork Scarab. In the coming week I will be posting reviews for all the four books that are currently out. There's a scene of an opium party (the heroines do not partake) several young society girls come to a violent end, and the heroines, besides narrowly escaping death themselves, witness a girl being electrocuted.After receiving The Carnelian Crow in the post I decided to reread the Stoker & Holmes series. Parents need to know that The Clockwork Scarab is the first young adult novel by longtime vampire-fiction author Colleen Gleason, and includes a recurring, gory scene of a vampire attacking his prey, along with numerous references to 'the UnDead.' Besides the vampire world, the genre-mashup story includes characters and trappings from detective fiction, steampunk, Egyptology, time travel, and teen romance. There are numerous references to opium use, and one scene (which shocks the girls with its decadence) involves bare-chested young men offering opium pipes to lounging young ladies.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. One of the teen girl characters gets her first taste of ale from a charmingly dodgy male friend. Social drinking seems common, in pubs, parties and elsewhere.

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