Well, that was disappointing. The premise sounded super-exciting. An aged Sherlock Holmes meets an intelligent girl who becomes his apprentice. Sounds cool. I love Sherlock Holmes novels, and games, and all that jazz. However, The Beekeeper's Apprentice's biggest problems are unconvincing characters and a mystery that at no point grabbed me. Mary Russell is a big Mary Sue, too good to be true without ever feeling like a normal human.

The style is trying to emulate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's style, but all it managed to do for me was bore me. I was glad when the big reveal happened at the end of the book, meaning I would soon be able to read something else instead, something that's more compelling. I wouldn't even recommend this to hardcore Sherlock Holmes fans.