A Scandal in Bohemia

Book Review: A Scandal in Bohemia

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐⭐

"Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to recover blackmail evidence, held by the woman whom the king once promised to marry, but abandoned for a woman of noble birth.

One Voice Recordings produces faithful, unabridged and scintillating productions of the largest selection of Sherlock Holmes stories currently available anywhere, all characters rendered by renowned stage and voice actor David Ian Davies, One Voice Recordings’ producer and publisher."

~ From Goodreads ~

This one too was a part of the mini-series "Sherlock Holmes". Just like the first book of Sherlock Holmes. This is about how Sherlock meets his match in "the" woman. His romantic "angle" of sorts.

I loved the fact that the "pompous" Sherlock was outwitted by one Ms. Irene Adler(aka the woman).

I am sure even in this day and age there are people who underestimate the power of a woman's mind. Just because we don't go publicizing our talents and intelligence, doesn't mean that we are not talented or intelligent!

I actually had an "in your face" moment when I read this and understood the true meaning of the phrase and its and effect! Phew! Burn!

I am trying to learn the lingo of the current-gen you see. I am a parent of two young adults and I have to keep myself updated in order to understand them. So, am I trying too hard to fit in? Yes, of course! And I am not ashamed of it at all.

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