#gs denning

[thediscsystem]

I did a piece like this forever ago but I wanted to revisit the concept

[ofliterarynature]

TBR TAKEDOWN: GOODREADS, WEEK 19.a

A Study in Brimstone (Warlock Holmes #1) by G.S. Denning

Should I keep this book on my tbr?

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Voting ended onMar 17, 2025

I'm trying to trim down my tbr list(s) and I'm asking for your help! Descriptions and more info under the cut. Please reblog and add your thoughts!

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Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius who uses the gift of deduction and reason to solve the most vexing of crimes.

Warlock Holmes, however, is an idiot. A good man, perhaps; a font of arcane power, certainly. But he’s brilliantly dim. Frankly, he couldn’t deduce his way out of a paper bag. The only thing he has really got going for him are the might of a thousand demons and his stalwart flatmate. Thankfully, Dr. Watson is always there to aid him through the treacherous shoals of Victorian propriety… and save him from a gruesome death every now and again.

An imaginative, irreverent and addictive reimagining of the world’s favourite detective, Warlock Holmes retains the charm, tone and feel of the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle while finally giving the flat at 221b Baker Street what it’s been missing for all these years: an alchemy table.

Reimagining six stories, this riotous mash-up is a glorious new take on the ever-popular Sherlock Holmes myth, featuring the vampire Inspector Vladislav Lestrade, the ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, and Dr. Watson, the true detective at 221b. And Sherlock. A warlock.

Date added: 2019

Goodreads: 3.70

Storygraph: 3.72

PRO:

I LOVE a fantasy/supernatural mystery-detective book. This one sounds delightfully chaotic.

There are supernatural-Sherlock retellings among my favorite books (The Angel of the Crows specifically, and I like The Affair of the Mysterious Letter much more than any of Alexis Hall's other books)

The entire series is available from the library in my preferred format (audiobook)

Honestly I don't think you all can talk me out of this one

CON:

I have not actually read the vast majority of the original ACD Sherlock stories 😅

[deathishauntedbyhumans]

i literally can’t stop thinking abt this

[thediscsystem]

Breaking in a new sketch book with some Warlock Holmes doodles. I missed this silly guy

[thediscsystem]

I love seeing a creator push a piece of media I love into the spot light.

Someone has been posting about Warlock Holmes and now some of my posts are getting some traffic.

Im doing a re-read right now and fan art will be made post haste

[thediscsystem]

Alright, I wrote the first chapter of a Warlock Holmes fanfic. I'll probably write another fic after this one that's actually about Warlock and John, but for now you get weird Moriarty/Watson character analysis. Go find it on AO3. It's by Kasterscorner. do be merciful though it is my first fanfic.

[thediscsystem]

I haven't posted any Warlock Holmes art in a hot second, so here's a weird thing from the end of the 1st book!

[thediscsystem]

Reasons to read Warlock Holmes by GS Denning:

It's a Sherlock Holmes adaptation that makes fun of the confusing parts of the original stories such as continuity errors and perspective shifts

Demons!

Nihilistic vampires!

Prophetic but spiteful Oracles who's sole purpose in existence is now to harass a dead wizard

2 instances of what I will call a Mummy coma

2 instances of horse murder but not in the way you would think

A canonical Johnlock kiss

Magic users galore

A surprisingly prevalent queer allegory

A complexly evolving villain who ranges from inconvenient occasional possessor to murderous magic mafia crime lord

Plot relevant paper boat hat

Plot relevant gambling problems

Extremely competent Watson, character flaw: English

Extremely powerful magic user Warlock Holmes, character flaw: Mental Illness

Other reasons not involving the text: I really need to be able to talk to folks about these books,I am deeply unwell about them