One of the best, and most complicated, Holmes retellings I've ever read. Hall's worldbuilding is exquisite and incredibly detailed, though it could be hard to follow in the audiobook format. I love the choice to make the Watson character rather prudish and have him refuse to describe salacious scenes or use crude language (it is his memoir, after all). Not only does this make for a fun game of "guess what was really said," it also makes this the cleanest dirty book you'll ever read and adds a delightful dose of humor. The characters are true enough to their original counterparts to be satisfying, but different enough to be vastly interesting. While certainly not what I was expecting, I couldn't be happier with what I got! I hope Hall writes sequel!

Very minor spoilers:

There's a few special treats for readers who appreciate LGBTQ+ representation. The Watson character is very subtly trans, revealed only in the briefest of details and never a plot point. And everyone seems to be some variety of queer.