My Review of Observations By Gaslight by Lyndsay Faye

Title: Observations By Gaslight Stories From The World of Sherlock Holmes 
Author: Lyndsay Faye
Expected Publication: December 21, 2021
Published by: Mysterious Press and HighBridge Audio
Genre: Mystery/ Short Stories/ Anthrologies 
Pages: 295 pages 
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: I  adored this! Since childhood, I have loved the tales of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and this helped me with my addiction! Lyndsay Faye is a great writer and in this group of short stories, she captures Sherlock Holmes from different perspectives than that of Dr. Watson!
In these short stories, we hear from Irene Adler on another adventure after A Scandal in Bohemia. Irene as we know is married now and she is suspecting something outlandish with the financial dealings with her husband and his brother. So, she goes to Sherlock for help. We also hear from Inspector Lestrade, Stanley Hopkins, and Mrs. Hudson along with a few others.  
Each story has some form of mystery that we have come to love from the Sherlock Holmes stories, letters, inner thoughts, and even a few recipes.
This is a pretty fast read. The Editor of the book was attempting to assemble the different stories in chronological order, and this was great! What I loved the most about these short stories is that the reader gets a different perspective of Sherlock and Watson, from different people and the reader gets to see different aspects of their personalities.
I adored this and I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves Sherlock Holmes stories and this would definitely be a treat for any reader!
I listened to the audiobook and it was great! The narrators were a great choice for the different characters, and they even had the accents of the characters! I loved it!
Thank you Netgalley and Highbridge Audio for the extraordinary opportunity to read and review this collection, it was definitely a fascinating treat! 

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