15-year-old Enola Holmes is the younger sister of the famous Sherlock Holmes. This is number 7 in the series, but the first one I’ve read, and it makes for a good standalone story as well.

Enola Holmes is fearless and independent, and I enjoyed reading her story.

Exciting twist on Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Strong young female protagonist sure to be a hit with teen readers.

This was such a fantastic read!! The story was so great and had such great twists and turns. It was nice to read about Holmes sister. It took me awhile to get through unfortunately due to a toddler, school,and work. So glad I pushed through this book. Definitely pick it up and read it!!
Thank you #NetGalley for this opportunity to read this book

This was my first Enola Holmes novel after only watching the movie when it first came out and I am utterly smitten. I have always been partial to Sherlock and the whole mood of the tales about him, but Enola adds something fresh, witty and female to it all that I find myself enjoying a lot. Nancy Springer has a delightful writing style and introduces the world of mystery to younger readers as well. I will probably adopt one novel of her series into my teaching curriculum in middle-school.

Enola herself is very endearing, modern without being obnoxious. She respects her brothers, but sometimes manipulates them, always with their best interest at heart. She is a true feminist, but without aggression or violating other people's rights. I liked her exceedingly as a character.

I thank Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Wednesday Books for an ARC to read and review.

This was a fun mystery story with a historical feel. It follows Enola Holmes, who is the sister of the famous Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. One day Letitia shows up and tells the Holmes that it has been reported to her that her sister Felicity aka “Flossie”, fell I’ll with a fever and passed away quickly. Her husband, the Earl of Dunhench sends a strangely cold letter to let her know. This claim was met with a lot of skepticism and Letitia asks the Holmes to help her get to the truth and find her sister. Enola goes under cover and heads straight to the source. She finds out this isn’t the first wife of the Earl to pass away mysteriously. Enola is determined to uncover the truth and find out what exactly happened to Flossie.

The way the story was written makes you feel like you are right there alongside the characters, solving this mystery. It’s a quick, fast paced, read and I enjoyed uncovering clues until it was eventually revealed what had transpired.

Thank you to NetGalley + Wednesday Books for the ARC. It took me some time to circle around and read this book, and as of August 2021, the book has been published.

Enola Holmes sets out to raise her brother Sherlock out of his stupor, but ends up with a case of a missing twin. Letitia Glover is anxious about her twin after she receives a curious note stating that her twin sister Felicity has died and been cremated. She wants more information and Enola and Sherlock set out to Surrey to discover what was the goings on at Dunhench Hall. Plenty of adventure and excitement are strewn throughout the story which is tied up nicely with an epilogue by Sherlock Holmes. I need to make time to read the other books in this series.

P.S. This tale takes place shortly after the events chronicled in the Enola Holmes movie on Netflix.

This is the wild adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ sister. The journey is a wild one. Twists and turns have you on the edge of your seat!
Thank you netgalley for complimentary copy.

I absolutely LOVE everything about this series: female protagonist on par, if not smarter than the brilliant Sherlock Holmes, a case that needs to be solved and usually some witty banter and clever thinking.
This novel starts out with a tidy summary of all the previous cases by Mr. Holmes himself. He even admits that Enola has a knack for the detective business.
Our story starts with Watson meddling in Sherlock's affairs and Enola attempting to raise Sherlock from one of his dark moods. While she is attempting to get him out of his melancholy, a case is presented to him. Enola, just to irk him, accepts the case on his behalf and sets about to solve it (with or without his help).
The case is this: One Felicity Grover married upward in society and seemed blissfully happy until one day, her twin sister received a letter from her brother-in-law pronouncing her sister dead. Leticia cannot accept this news and sets about to find out the truth about what happened to her sister. It does involve a black barouche (carriage).
Read on to find out if Enola solves the case and how she goes about it. A few characters from earlier novels play a role in this one and it made me happy to "see" those characters again.
I enjoyed all the twists and turns on this case!

5 star read!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was so happy to participate in the blog tour for Enola Holmes & The Black Barouche by Nancy Springer. Thank you so much to Sarah, Lauren & Alexis from @Stmartinspress & @WednesdayBooks who invited me to join & sent me a physical ARC!

First, I just want to say how much I loved this book! I have not seen the Enola Holmes Movie, but I have binged the Sherlock series at least 3 times. Sherlock has always been one of my favorite characters and when I saw this on NetGalley, I thought I would give it a shot. I’m so happy I did. 

It starts off (and ends) from the perspective of Sherlock himself, which I thought was an interesting touch. After going through some flashbacks to Sherlock’s interactions with his sister, we come to Enola at her Women’s Club, where she receives a letter from Watson. He expresses his concerns about her brother, and thus Enola decides to drop in on her brother. While visiting, Mrs. Hudson comes up, saying she has a lady who has a case for Sherlock. Sherlock shoos her away, but Enola says she will take the case. Miss Glover comes up and explains that she doesn’t think her twin sister is dead, but that her husband has written to her otherwise, claiming she was cremated. She asks them to investigate and they agree. 

After getting into an argument with the locals at a nearby town, Enola, pretending to be someone else, somehow ends up at the hall where Miss Glover’s Sister, Flossie’s, husband lives. He ends up locking her into a room, where she manages to escape. After investigating some more, and talking to some of the husband’s first wife’s family, they make a shocking discovery. 

I will leave it there as I don’t want to give too much away. I really loved how this book made me feel like I was back in older times, without using the complicated/sometimes boring vocabulary other books seem to have. This has got to be in my top 5 books read so far this year, and if you want a light, quick read, I HIGHLY recommend picking this up. I can’t wait to read more by Nancy, and to meet Enola Holmes on another adventure.

I absolutely loved this book! To be completely honest, I was introduced to Enola through the Netflix movie but will certainly be keeping up with her exploits on the page!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC which I received in return for an honest review.

I actually really enjoyed this one. I haven't read the previous books in the series (to be honest, I didn't even know there were previous books), but I feel like this one acts enough like a standalone that it doesn't matter if you're new to the series or not. I'm sure that reading them in publishing order will make more sense in the long run, but I really don't think it's necessary.

I will say, though, that too many times to count, I did forget that Enola Holmes is supposed to be 14 because she reads as if she's older, maybe in her 20s. I get that she's mature for her age, but I almost feel like she was too mature because everyone seemed to forget that she's just a kid.

The book reads quickly, everything is fast-paced. I really enjoyed seeing Enola and Sherlock work together, as well as their banter. They're funny together, and this made me want to check out those previous books that I had no clue about.

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tw: sexism (throughout the book and not challenged), parental death, child death, derogatory terms for mental ill, involuntary incarceration

I’m going to be honest. I don’t know much about Sherlock Holmes. And I was completely unaware that he had a sister. And yes, I am well aware he is a fictional character. My first couple of sentences make it seem like Sherlock Holmes is a real person. But I am aware that he is not. Probably a good thing, if I am being honest. Holmes was a bit of a jerk and I’m saying that in the nicest way possible. Anyway. Maybe I should have read a Sherlock Holmes book or at least looked at a Wiki page of Homes before I started this book. But when St. Martin’s Press sends me a book, I will certainly read it, regardless of what it is about. That’s just the way of the world.

Anyway, onto the actual review. I enjoyed this book but I wasn’t in love with it. The writing style was written in that old style but it was easy to read, which I appreciated. You wouldn’t believe how it is to read a classic book and try to decipher the writing. That is probably why I didn’t much care for Pride and Prejudice; I had no idea what was going on for most of the book. At least I knew what was going on in this book.

Enola was an interesting character. She was pretty haughty and feisty. But I liked how smart she was! She honestly was such a genius. Other than that, Enola was okay. I am writing this review quite a few weeks after I’ve read this book so my memory of her is kind of fuzzy. But I do remember enjoying her as a main character.

I rated the book 3.5 stars because I really couldn’t stand Sherlock himself. He was such a prick to everyone around him. He was especially awful to Enola. Most of it was just because she was a girl. I can’t stand that. I have no idea if that is how Holmes is in his books. I would imagine so considering he had a bit of a cocaine problem.

Overall, it was a good book but again, I didn’t really love it. Not one of my favorites but I certainly didn’t hate it. I would be interested in reading more about Enola and more of this series however. I should mention that this book was in the middle of a series but I didn’t get confused about anything that was happening so you can certainly read this as a stand alone novel. But I, personally, would love to read this series starting from the beginning.

I enjoyed this book. I have purchased this series for my library as well. I loved her smart and spunky and capable character.

Thank you net galley for letting me read and review this book! the enola Holmes movie was great, so I was excited at the chance to read the novel. Enola is a fun character to follow along with. I liked most of the writing and story too.

special thanks to netgalley for the e-arc of this novel.

I like Enola Holmes books, but could not get into this one. It was very predictable.
I like the characters, they are well-developed and the plot was good. I think any young teen or older middle/grader would really like the book.

*Arc provided to by Netgalley and Wednesday Books in exchange for an honest review."

I was first introduced to Enola Holmes like a lot of people probably, a Netflix movie in a pandemic. The story was cute and I thought "hey maybe I'll pick up one of the books." After eyeing my currently owned books and tbr that was a mile long I put it on the maybe next year list. Then one day while scrolling through Netgalley like any sane person who has no business looking for new books I stumbled upon Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche.

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche is book 7 in the Enola Holmes series. Book 7, how on Earth was I going to find the time for books 1-6 before reading this. The good news was I didn't have to because bless Nancy Springer this book works as a standalone. There are brief mentions in the very beginning recapping some of Enola's adventures/cases but otherwise the Black Barouche is a story all it's own.

Fast paced and a quick read. This was just the book to get me motivated to start reading again after a book slump.

I want to thank the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read this book. Enola Holmes is a Victorian era Nancy Drew. She is the 15 year old sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Enola lives on her own in London. Her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft have tried to oversee her upbringing after their mother’s death. But Enola proved difficult to control so she has been allowed to live independently.
Enola shares her brother’s skills of intuition and uses them to solve mysteries. In The Case of the Black Barouche, Enola helps a woman find her twin sister.

Great book! I had high expectations for this book because I loved the movie on Enola Holmes so much and it did not disappoint! Highly recommend!

I am very excited to have discovered this historical mystery series. I love Enola’s character and think she is a great sleuth. The plot was very engaging with plenty of twists.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Now I have to purchase the rest of the series because this was right up my alley. All I can say is that I enjoyed this book. I’m glad that I received this arc.