Book Review: Can You Survive? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Media Type: Print Book
Title: Can You Survive? Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Ryan Jacobson
Publisher: Lake 7 Creative
Pages: Paperback; 152
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Source: Publisher
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Intended Reading Group: Young Adult
Content Screening: Nothing of note.
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HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Those who enjoy choose your own adventure books, or lovers of Sherlock Holmes!

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He’s the world’s most famous detective, and thanks to this brilliantly adapted book, he’s you! The cases, the clues, the suspects, they’re yours to sort through in this exciting Choose Your Path book. You are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. You make the choices. But be careful; the wrong decision could lead to your doom.

It has been so long since I had a chance to read a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but I devoured them when I was younger! My favorite part was about them was getting to be a part of the story. Ryan Jacobson has brought this series back in a really big way! I love that Sherlock Holmes gets to be one of the main characters that readers will follow. What a great way to bring a classic story back to life!

Let’s be honest, I’m obviously not cut out to be a detective. This book proved to me that in Sherlock Holmes’ shoes, I’d probably be meeting my doom. However, this was a blast to read! Sherlock Holmes is a great character to follow. Jacobson makes sure that the story stays true to the way that this classic detective thinks, but also allows the reader to follow along easily. The original 12 stories are cut down into 3 adventures that you get to follow along with. I had so much fun navigating the twists and turns. Even though I’ll fully admit after 3 times reading through I still had to cheat to get to an ending where I didn’t meet an evil fate….I won’t lie.

Anyhow I see this being a fantastic book for younger readers, and especially those that are looking for something to immerse them in the story! Best of all, like I mentioned above, it brings a classic story back to life. I can’t see a better way to introduce a new generation of readers to such an important character. Love solving mysteries? This is a book for you!

FTC Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion.