#enola holmes and the case of the missing marquess

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Books to Read in Autumn

Book Recs for the autumn lovers

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

by Rupert Holmes

Mystery, Action, Thriller, Suspense

Enola Holmes and the Case of the Missing Marquess

by Nancy Springer

Mystery, Adventure, Female Lead

An Affair of Poisons

by Addie Thorley

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical Fantasy, Magic

New Moon

by Stephenie Meyer

Romance, Werewolves, Fantasy, YA Fiction, Vampires

Magic Lessons

by Alice Hoffman

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Magic, Witches, Romance

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Sometimes you must dangle your feet in the water in order to attract the sharks.

ENOLA HOLMES (2020) dir. Harry Bradbeer

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Enola Holmes Netflix adaptation

Unpopular (or not) opinion about Nancy’s book adaptations into the Netflix films. 

I don’t like them. Like at all. 

Obviously I’m talking about adaptation, I believe the films as somethig independant are cool (like the Percy Jackson’s ones).

First of all, I get that maybe Enola being 14 can crush our minds because “scape” home as such a young age and living by yourself for a year it’s kind of odd in this century. But let’s remember we are talking abouth 19th certury. They considered 60 to be the highest hope for live.

OK, it bothers me a little, but I can understand why they aged up Enola. But Tewksbury? Why?

Oh, to be the love interest...

Why? Why was that necessary?

Literally Tewksbury only appears in the last chapters of the book. He’s twelve, and as any aristocrat brat at that age, he’s insufferable.

Enola is pictured as a naive little girl even though they age her up, she ends up in a nasty apartment with an horrible landlady, in the books Mrs. Tupper is a lovely old lady, and maybe is not the best house to stay at, but she stays there because she knows their brothers most likely wouldn’t track them there.

I can’t, I just can't.

Anyways, then we have the boarding school. And they picture it as a snobbish, uptight school of hell…

In the books Enola is never caught, and in the very briefs moments she is nearly caught, she scapes like a pro. She’s not only scaping from her “place in society”, but also from the boarding school, that was a synonym of being abused and tortured. By corsets (Which literally deformed your body up till the point you could die), by physical punishments (as c4n1ng), by demolishing the personality and the fierce of the women so they could be a mere decoration in the men’s house.

Don’t get me wrong the boarding school in the film is ridiculous and stupid, but not quite the torture Enola was running from “She’s running for her life”*

*Florence Nightingale to Sherlock Holmes in “The Case Of The Cryptic Crinoline” 

AND WE ARE JUST BEGINNING MY DEAREST FOLKS

Just to finish with the “little” details before getting into the main course, I would say that I also don’t like when Enola disguises herself as a boy. In the book she doesn’t do this for two reasons:

-First one and most important one: She knows her brothers first instinct will be to look for a BOY, because is “the easiest option” and both of his brothers think that Enola’s brain (as the brain of any other women) is obviously atrofiated.

-Second one because of pride.  

NOW TO THE MAIN COURSE

THE PLOT

Remember when I mentioned Percy Jackson at the start? Well isn’t it lovely that the comparition between these two adaptations doesn’t end there?

WELL, IT DOESN’T YEIIII

-The Tewksbury part of the plot: What the actual fuck? 

And this part really hurts me, I know it’s not important and even if they had really adapted the book and not just take the names and make a different story It’s not important enough and they could have cut it, but is when Enola rescues Tewksbury (and herself) from the two kidnappers and they go to the police station, Sherlock is there talking with Lestrade, Tewksbury starts talking with them, and Enola disappears, give some poor guard fake instructions and gets through the window. The window. Of a police station. Nobody stops her. Hilarious.

It reminds me of that scene from Alice Across The Mirror.

-The mother’s plot: Double What the actuall fuck? Triple even.

Where to start? 

Let’s start from the begining.

In the books:

-Eudoria had Enola when she was very old. I don’t know why but apparently having a daughter at certain age was a “disgrace”. 

-Her father died when she was very little

-Her brothers never come to visit

-Her mother didn’t love her.

Eudoria didn’t love her like a mother is suppose to love a daughter. But she give her what most of the women at the time didn’t have: freedom.

Eudoria educated Enola, and she repeated to her “you will be fine alone”. Eudoria knew that when the time came, she will abandon her daughter, but she needed to be sure that at least, Enola won’t fall for the be a fucking vase and decorate the house of your beloved husband.

She wasn’t a great mother. But she cared for Enola.

She leaves her enough money for her to live freely.

SPOILERS:

She has a tumor, and she knows her days are counted. So she runs away with the gypsies. She communicates with Enola with the lenguage of flowers, through messages from the papers.

Enola never sees her again after her 14th birthday.

In the movies, she’s a lovely mother who cares deeply for Enola and with that change of personality, it makes sense she ends up visiting her daughter. 

Personally I don’t like this change of personality, and there is a deeper meaning for my aversion than just the fact that Eudoria is a loving mother in the books.

Which leads us to:

-The suffragist movement: This really is not a what the actual fuck. This just angers me.

Instead of showing the oppressed society women lived in, being mere complements for men, just being the mother of, the sister of, the wife of, LITERALLY MR’S wich was what Enola is running from in the books, they decided that Eudoria, the suffragist, “scaped” home to plant ✨b0mbs✨. 

How cool huh?. 

Insted of explaining that the suffragist movement was not free of racism, and maybe showing us how back women coped with this, they decided hey, no, It’s better if we pretend that withe woman never tried to leave out black women and let’s put a black women in charge.

That’s part of why I think I hate so much Eudoria 's change of character, she was a suffragist, yes. But she run away with the gypsies because they were “free spirits”, she wanted to feel free on her last days, or months, and it make sense that she never sees Enola again, due to the fact that gypsies were nomads.

-Mycroft and Holmes: This is just meh

The Holme’s brothers are misogynist. Both of them. Which wasn’t weird back in the 19th century. They often refire to women as the weaker sex, “Maybe reflexive and imaginative, but not foreign to the weaknesses and irrationality that their sex entails.” (This was Sherlok and not Mycroft, in the first book).

In the movies, it’s just Mycroft who’s the bad guy.

During the book series, we see more encounters between Sherlock and Enola, and eventhough we can see a lightly change in Sherlock’s view of her sister (he even stops trying to catch her with lies in the newspaper, pretending to be their mother, and even stopping Mycroft doing so) is not until the last two books that he finally comprehends why Enola is so scared of him and Mycroft.

Mycroft, on the other hand, doesn’t cross paths with Enola so much, and when he does, she’s running from him, so he can’t actually have the progressive education on her sister. But in the last book, he is quick to catch his brother.

All the time, in the books, they are trying to “help” Enola to follow the rules of the society to be a respectable member of it.

In the movies, Mycroft does not care about her at all, and he’s only preoccupied with “what people will think”, he handed Sherlock her guardianship in less than three days.

I’m probably leaving a lot of things out, but…

And of course this is just a comparation between book 1-film 1

If I thought the first one was horrible, I wasn’t prepared for what the second one was going to be.

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Review: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Series: Enola Holmes #1Author: Nancy SpringerPublisher: Puffin BooksReleased: September 2020Received: Library The Case of the Missing Marquess is the first novel in the Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer. If I’m correct, the inspiration for the Netflix movie (I haven’t seen it yet, so I can’t speak to that). Admittedly I did things a little backward here, I started with the seventh novel in…

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Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤❤

[newkidonthebook]

I absolutely love this book, the writing is amazing and it's full of clever puzzles🕵️‍♀️!! I haven't seen the Enola Holmes tv series yet, should I? Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars)

You can read my full review on my blog, here's an excerpt🔎:

A brilliant book! Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess has Sherlock Holmes’ clever fourteen-year-old sister delving into a captivating mystery full of family secrets, deception and disguises! ...

The plot is gripping, and the intimate writing style draws you in from the start. You feel as though Enola is talking directly to you through the pages. All the mysteries and coded messages entwined with the story are absolutely fascinating and show the care the author took with this book. Among my favourite parts are when Enola comes face to face with a riddle and you get to see how she puzzles through it to come to a brilliant solution. The book is filled with rich descriptions of Victorian life, from the peaceful existence of a country manor to the dangers of the streets of London, which give the story an immersive feel. Little details, such as the way people act and talk, seem to take you right back to the nineteenth century... It’s amazing to have a brilliant Sherlock-Holmes-type story told from a girl’s point of view. In fact, instead of being a hindrance as her brothers believe, being a girl is actually an advantage for Enola, as it allows her to learn things belonging to the Victorian world of women, such as the language of flowers, which can be crucial to solving mysteries. This, along with Enola’s excellent deductive logic and investigative skills, make her a great detective and her adventures really interesting! Read more and get suggestions for similar books here 💫

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You got any more murder book recs u think of?

ok so not necessarily a murder mystery but a goood mystery: Enola Holmes and the case of the Missing Marquess

ummmm the Inheritance Games are superb a tasty series

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

Nine Liars 🤌

that’s Ll i got rn!

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How to Deal with a Useless Boy

How To Deal With A Useless Boy (who's not so useless after all) by misreaddead

My name is Enola, which when spelled backwards, says “alone”. However, after solving the case of the missing marquess, I am less alone than I've ever been. Now, if you have a certain marquess who simply will not get off your tail, here are 5 foolproof (or in my case, Nincompoop proof) ways to deal with him.

Words: 857, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Enola Holmes (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Enola Holmes, Viscount "Tewky" Tewksbury, mentions Eudoria Vernet Holmes

Relationships: Enola Holmes/Viscount "Tewky" Tewksbury, Enola Holmes & Viscount "Tewky" Tewksbury

Additional Tags: useless boy who isnt so useless, kiss, First Kiss, Flower Language, Language of Flowers, holmesbury, Tension, Friends to Lovers

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43186239

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Enola Holmes, The case of the Missing Marquess

Fascinating story. The sister of the famous Sherlock Holmes. Enola Holmes. Her mom disappears on her birthday, 14th, and she sends a telegram to her brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft in London that mother is missing. They show up mad the house is not taken care of even with the money they send and Enola is not properly taught. She runaways and stumbled on the disappearance of a young lord. Turmoil…

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The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thankfully, this was almost as short as it was disappointing: In “The Case of the Missing Marquess” by Nancy Springer we first witness Enola Holmes’ flight from her older brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. Yes, it’s another case of a contemporary author trying to make a few bucks from the legacy of another… This uneventful flight takes up an entire half of the novel and it’s just plain boring. The writing is simplistic, the language is old-fashioned but not in the way of Arthur Conan Doyle’s historic works but reimagined by Springer, whose primary research material was colouring books… For example, Doyle would never (and indeed never did, I checked!) write about a lady’s “unmentionables” (as in undergarments) like Springer does several times. As a matter of fact, authors of the Victorian era, including Conan Doyle, would often employ various techniques to allude to and mask such sensitive subjects rather than explicitly mentioning them. They would use euphemisms, subtext, or veiled references to address these topics indirectly. They generally relied on subtlety and insinuation rather than direct discussion. Not so Springer: She naïvely discusses all these subjects very directly which would have scandalised the society she tries to emulate. »Before he could do so, I hoisted my primitive weapon and brought it down with great decision upon his head.« Even the structure of the novel is disgraced by a miserable attempt at emulating older style: The chapters aren’t simply numbered or called, let’s say, “Chapter Two” as historical precedent would have it. No, it has to be “Chapter the Second” and so on… At “Chapter the Fifteenth” my patience had run thin. All this feels forced and just plain wrong. Especially in the beginning, Springer also doesn’t build naturally upon Doyle’s literary legacy but simply info-dumps a lot of well-established facts onto us, e. g. “[Sherlock] suffered from melancholia” - show us, don’t just tell us! - in order to make this feel less like the tired knock-off it actually is. »Let my brother Sherlock be The World’s Only Private Consulting Detective all he liked; I would be The World’s Only Private Consulting Perditorian.« The story about the eponymous marquess itself was so simple, I felt like I was reading a children’s book. The entire travesty around Cutter gave me a strong feeling of second-hand embarrassment… Last and least, I’m having a hard time when people infringe upon the legacy of the great detective: »I knew things Sherlock Holmes failed even to imagine.« No, dear Enola, you simply suffer from the same delusion as your creator: That you manage to know enough to create something that doesn’t pale in comparison to the original. I cannot believe these novels remain as bland as the first one so I’m going to give the second one a try… A very generous three stars out of five. Ceterum censeo Putin esse delendam View all my reviews

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Enola Holmes listening to her mother's upset cook...

On her hands and knees, Mrs. Lane told the floor, “Here I was so looking forward to seeing Mister Mycroft and Mister Sherlock again.”

Setting the green-slimed vase in the lead-lined wooden sink, I ran water into it from the cistern tap.

Mrs. Lane spoke on, “And here it’s still the same old story, the same foolish quarrel, they’ve never a kind word for their own mother, and she maybe lying out there . . .” Her voice actually broke.

I said nothing, so as not to further upset her.

Sniffing and scrubbing, Mrs. Lane declared, “Small wonder they’re bachelors. Must have everything their way. Think it’s their right. Never could abide a strong-minded woman.”

From The Case Of The Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

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Blogmas 2022: Day 28

Blogmas 2022: Day 28

Book Update #4 This is the FINAL book update for my blogmas readathon. Here are all the books I have read since the last update. Books: Bad Boy Bachelor Claus Secret Santa Yours Truly All I Want for Christmas The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) A Mistletoe Romance Manga/GN: Run on Your New Legs, vol. 1 Franken Fran, vol. 1 Suzuki Just Wants A Quiet Life, vol. 1 The…

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Want More Enola Holmes? Check Out the 9 Novels That Inspired the Film

If you love the sequel to Netflix's "Enola Holmes" movie and just can't quite get enough of the teenage supersleuth, we've got great news. Just like her big brother Sherlock, Enola's story first came to life as a book series - and you can get your hands on all of them right now. Written by Nancy Springer, the Enola Holmes series follows Sherlock's younger sister and all the mysteries she solves at her own detective agency in London. While the Springer novels certainly borrow other characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's popular works, Enola isn't one of them. She was created completely by Springer and is unique to these books. All of the nine novels in the series are considered young-adult fiction, and just like the film, they're family friendly! The Netflix adaptation roughly follows the first book, so besides getting to experience all of Enola's adventures again, there are eight more installments to dive into when you're finished. Keep reading for the whole list. Related: 14 Mystery Books Your Kids Won't Be Able to Put Down Enola Holmes Books in Order * "The Case of the Missing Marquess" * "The Case of the Left-Handed Lady" * "The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets" * "The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan" * "The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline" * "The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye" * "Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche" * "Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons" * "Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade" https://www.popsugar.com/family/enola-holmes-book-list-47820775?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Enola Holmes Aesthetic

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BRITT'S BOOKS '22

Book 2)  The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes #1) by Nancy Springer

pages: 216 pages allegedly. I used an audiobook of 273 mins

Started: January 5, 2022

Finished: January 11, 2022

Thoughts:

Good. I did like the intrigue of the Netflix film but Nancy Springer's narrative contains enough realism and danger for younger audiences as this is intended for that it keeps it interesting and even I, who knows much about late Victorian England, learned something.

Read on for slight, somewhat spoiler free comparisons with the movie:

If you saw the Netflix film, this book will definitely be a lot more juvenile than that. The film was intended for older audiences compared to the book so keep that in mind.

As I'm an older person now in my 30s rather than a teen or preteen I did enjoy the narrative of the Netflix film as it was more complex but also I think because they made Sherlock a bit less of a static character in the film and kinder towards Enola and made Mycroft also meaner but to the point of almost being more interesting rather than flat out misogynistic and just a 'man of his time' in the sense that he was in the book.

Also Enola was a heck of a lot more "interesting" in her accomplishments and deeds in the film (fighting, solving the cyphers, uncovering a bomb making factory, eluding police and others, buying herself a new wardrobe, finding lodgings, confronting a murderer, and more) but I do like how the book portrayed a naive girl who did manage to make her way without her being actively Sherlock's equal as was more leaned on and implied by the film. I liked that this book Enola was smart enough to come to some conclusions on her own but still had that child-like naivety and still made mistakes and still felt fear in normal situations (strangers talking with you on the train for example) that a 14 year old girl might experience. I kind of liked the Marquess of the book but I also kind of liked the partnership in the film and the advanced age of both Enola and "Tewky" and how they met in the film. So it's hard to compare because they were both very different circumstances and characters. Tewksbury was a child in the book (like 12) whereas the older, more accomplished film counterpart creates an entirely new narrative.

I almost wish the mystery of the missing marquess (as that's the title of the book lol) went on a bit longer and with more suspense.

But I really liked the book and I look forward to more. I have the next audiobook already downloaded lol