Review: "Wicked"

Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Brilliant, definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year- or ever. This was such an interesting take on Frank Baum’s Oz series- and the movie adaptation featuring Judy Garland- creating this rich history for new and familiar characters alike. Very smart. As unputdownable as it was, there were times when I just had to take a moment to marvel at what I just read either by the writing or the turn of events in the story. I am looking forward to reading the other two books in Maguire’s series and hopefully I’ll even get to see the musical everyone seems to be raving about.

Review: "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Another collection of short stories featuring the famous detective and his faithful sidekick. More of the same clever deductions and amusing references to previous “recorded” cases but also a lot of new things to keep them fresh- a look into Holmes’ past dealing with his first case, a glimpse of his family life with the appearance of his brother Mycroft, and the stunning cliffhanger of his demise in the hands of his greatest foe Professor Moriarty. These stories seem to make up most of his more famous cases like “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time”.