Review: A Female Sherlock Holmes
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2012
GENRE: Paranormal RomanceTHEME: Dragons, Fae, and VampiresRECEIVED: Reviewing for Nurture Book TourBLOG: [...]REVIEW:I'm a big fan of paranormal stories with a mix of supernaturals and Denise Tompkins writes a unique story doing just that. Legacy is the first novel in the Niteclif Evolution series, filled with mystery, adventure, and lots of sizzling romance.Legacy follows Maddy Niteclif, one day she gets sudden urge to drop everything a start a new life somewhere else, she ends up in England. Where she discovers the reason she felt the need to go there, her family's legacy is linked to the real life Sherlock Holmes. Maddy is next in line to take over the position that is passed down in generations, which is to protect and serve the supernaturals and work with the council. But she has a lot to learn and with the help of the original Watson, who is actually a Dragon shifter, and she gets stuck in working for the council on a case that leads to question after question, as well as deep into danger.Legacy was a bundle of fun with the thrill of having the lead character be a paranormal type Sherlock Holmes. Maddy is a likeable character but has many points of immaturity that irritated me here and there. She has a lot that is thrown at her and with the help of her Dragon shifter companion Bahlin, she's able to handle all the supernatural mystery's that come at her.Bahlin was my favorite in Legacy; He's sarcastic, charming and knows how to make a girl swoon. I loved his protectiveness with Maddy and how he took a lot of her mood swings. The chemistry was fantastic between them, Tompkins wrote some smoking hot scenes and great conflict.Overall even though at times I felt a little overwhelmed with information, I loved the mystery, romance and the ending opens up a wide range for this series to go to. The characters were unique, exciting, as were the villains. I'm interested to see what happens next for Maddy.RECOMMENDATION:This is an adult novel with sexual content and mystery. Fans of Katie MacAlister's Aisling Grey series will enjoy Denise Tompkins Niteclif Evolution series.