Enola Holmes: Graphic Novels (Book One) adapted by Serena Blasco (Middle Grade Graphic Novels Review)

 We received a digital review copy of this graphic novel from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Enola Holmes: the Graphic Novels
Book One
(The Case of the Missing Marquess,
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, 
and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets)
adapted by Serena Blasco
Published by Andrew McMeel Publishing
on May 24, 2022
Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery
Length: 192 pages 
Ages: 9 - 12 years

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Synopsis:
A graphic novel adaptation of the hit books that inspired the Netflix film! Sherlock Holmes' brilliant, strong-willed younger sister takes center stage in this delightfully drawn graphic novel based on Nancy Springer's bestselling mystery series. 

14-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead...

Our Thoughts:

Book One of the Enola Holmes graphic novels includes the first three books in the series, 'The Case of the Missing Marquess', 'The Case of the Left-Handed Lady', and 'The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets'. 

In 'The Case of the Missing Marquess', Enola Holmes wakes on her fourteenth birthday to find her mother, the marquess, missing. Armed with a coded message book and the language of flowers, Enola evades her older brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock, to go off to London in search of her mother alone. She finds new mysteries to solve along the way. 

In the included sequels, 'The Case of the Left-Handed Lady' and 'The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets', Enola continues to find and solve mysteries around London as she evades her brothers and searches for her missing mother, creating aliases and disguises along the way.

This first volume of graphic novels has fantastic watercolor illustrations that are both bright and colorful and have a very fun style that fits the time period and slight humor of the story perfectly.

Each story within ends in a few pages that look as if Enola has doodled, decoded, and deduced her ongoing mysteries as we read through the story. These were all very fun additions to peruse and added to the experience of reading them! 

This is perfect for young mystery readers or lovers of historical fiction! 

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