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It does a great job, just like the BBC show, of weaving in the same old story with something very contemporary.

Sherlock is still his same old disdainful, unbearably clever self … but he’s also very much a teenage boy in London in the here and now. But another part is that the BBC’s Sherlock does a great job making Sherlock of the here and now. Is part of this due to Benedict Cumberbatch’s cheekbones? WELL SURE. My teens won’t stop talking about Sherlock. Yo – are your teens as into BBC’s Sherlock as mine are? Yeah, I thought so. Lock and Mori totally fills that gap – yes there’s romance, there’s personal/family trauma and drama, but at heart, it’s a crackerjack mystery with real villains and real stakes. More often than not, they’re also reading from the adult section because…well, there’s just not enough YA with contemporary, hard-edge mysteries with NO magic just clever, contemporary mystery solving with some ass-kicking and dangerous twists.

Not that there’s anything wrong with mixing up genres like that – but I have some teen readers that ONLY want contemporary action/thriller/mysteries and there’s NEVER enough for them. I am always glad to find a new mystery for my teen readers that is not historical or paranormal. Whooo-hooo! So what’s so special about Lock & Mori? Let me count the ways … THE MYSTERY Petty and Simon & Schuster is hosting a giveaway for one lucky reader. SO this week I will be bringing you all the reasons you should pre-order this book (it comes out on September 15) and NEXT week I’m hosting an interview with author Heather W. When I was asked to be part of the book tour, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. I think teens are going to LOVE this book. I tore through this book when I got my hands on the ARC and it fulfilled all my Sherlock/mystery/messed up YA romance needs. I am guessing that your reaction is probably similar to mine the first time I heard about this book and then saw the delightful cover – It’s a broody, brilliant teenage Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries and sharing kisses alongside the troubled teenage genius Miss James “Mori” Moriarty. Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking right now. Posted Augby Angie & filed under Book Reviews.