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Review: A Study in Brimstone (Warlock Holmes #1)

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 Happy Sunday everyone! I'm back to teaching this week. I feel like that cuts far too much into my reading time (And would into my writing time except due to this damn pandemic and social bans, I have had almost no creative energy TO write, so I can't very well blame my job for that).  I'm up to book 4 in this series, but due to laziness and the fact that I don't want to post spoilers, I'm only going to do the review for the first book. I solemnly swear, I will get back to fiction work. I'm hoping seeing humans at work will boost my creativity.     BOOK TITLE: A Study in Brimstone AUTHOR: G.S. Denning DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: Black heraldic like emblem with the title in the middle in Green and White. On the corners are two silhouettes of a head in profile (one the traditional Sherlock Holmes and the other, Warlock who looks like Sherlock but with green eyes and an upside-down pipe). Author’s name is in a banner at the bottom. GENRE (optional): Fantasy/...

Character Profile: William Arthur Tenys

 I'm hoping that every Sunday will be Character Profile Day, though I don't want to do too many characters since I don't want to jump ahead of the books being pushed out! So it might be Character Profile Day for December and then shift to something else, lol. Anyway. William Tenys is the protagonist of the Fairy Tale Case Files.  Tag line: When princesses go missing and curses start flying, give William a call! Appearance: Tallish with shaggy brown hair and grey eyes. He’s been teased in the past for his ‘changeling’ appearance as he has high cheekbones and a pointed chin. He usually wears practical, sturdy clothing and a good hat to help prevent anyone he doesn’t want to talk to from trying to catch his eye! At the time of the books, he’s in his mid-twenties and has been working as a detective for a couple of years, mostly doing small odd-jobs. Personality: William is fairly clever and intuitive; he has a knack for putting strange puzzle pieces together to get a wh...