The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen Audiobook

" I loved the perspective of Mary Russell on the great detective. She is intelligent, articulate, and a fascinating person herself. She becomes Sherlock's apprentice after his retirement to Sussex Downs. Highly recommend it. "

" Great series written from the perspective of Sherlock Holmes' wife. "

" To be honest, I got halfway through the book and couldn't finish it. The prose was good but the characters were flat. The pace was excruciatingly slow and the other elements of the story didn't provide enough to keep me entertained. It was all exposition. Boring exposition. "

" Well written, Mary Russell is a thoroughly likable character. I love an intelligent heroine. "

" Kinda long intro but then gets into the cases and interesting stuff. :) "

" A clever re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes. There's a lot of early 20th century gender stuff going on here, since the narrator, Holmes's sidekick is (1) a woman and (2) maybe smarter than he is. Very cool. "

" Tried but gave up.... I think you have to be a Sherlock Holmes fan, or at least more knowledgable about him than I am, to enjoy this book. "

" Fun... Sherlock Holmes takes on a woman as an apprentice. I look forward to more! "

" This started out slow for me, but got more interesting about 1/2 way in. I must say that the connection of who the villain was, is kind of predictable, but I still enjoyed it and like a good mystery. Might try reading the next one. "

" I give this book a 3 and 3/4. Parts of it were a little long for my liking. It did get me to start reading the first Sherlock Holmes book. "

" This is a series of short stories that is helpful to read before other books in the Mary Russell series. "

" Loved how King fleshed out the relationship between Russell and Holmes and really made it reasonable and wholly believable. Absolutely loved this! "

" Was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. Must read the series! "

" If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, then you will enjoy reading his further adventures as told from his friend and eventual partner, Mary Russell. The Beekeeper's Apprentice is an introduction to that partnership. "

" listened to this one, reader was ok, really liked the adventures once I got into them. "

" Possibly one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it over and over, and it remains timeless for me. "

" Enjoyable and clever at times but I didn't find it gripping. I might consider reading the next one in the series when I head to the beach this summer. "

" Love this book! Mostly because I have a Sherlock Holmes / intellectual guy crush... The also love well done mystery novels with a good twist at the end. "

" I really enjoyed reading this book! I'm definitely going to read the next books in the series. "

" I would really rate this 3.5 stars. It is always fun to see Sherlock Holmes in a new setting when he is well rendered. I must admit, I did picture him as Robert Downey Jr, which made the book that much more enjoyable! I will definitely pursue this series further. "

" Mary Russell is a teenage girl who meets Sherlock Holmes after he has retired from public life -- in her he finds a mind equal to his own and she becomes his apprentice, then partner. This is a great mystery and I'm glad it's a series! I'll definitely be reading more of these books! "

" I found the book too predictable and boring. The characters are OK. I did not finish it. I read about a 1/3 and just didn't see a story developing. "

" Very clever concept to continue the Doyle stories. King does a great job in maintaining the tone. "

" just delightful. a great adventure story. "

" This was SUCH a great start to an amazing series. Totally unexpected. I fell in love with the characters. "

" Fun mystery. Fun to have Sherlock Holmes back. Now I need to reread Conan Doyle to see how they compare. "

" Loved this series about a woman who meets Sherlock Holmes and falls in love with him. Love the historical details. Great read, with many plot twists. The type of book you hate to finish. "