Jackaby

There were two reason why I choose this book. First I like period pieces and this book is set back the mid 1800. Second, I enjoy opening my mind to other ways of viewing things, and Jackaby definitely sees things differently. It was a fast read and kept me engaged. I would recommended it to people who enjoy reading fantasies and mysteries.

Jackaby was a fun and exciting read! I have always loved detective mysteries and Sherlock Holmes and Jackaby provided both. The main character, Abagail Rook, is feisty and sharp-tongued. The dialogue and wit is what I enjoyed the most about this book. It's an excellent read for all ages! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Sherlock Holmes and fantasy all rolled into one!

Intriguing, enchanted tale with an ease of engagement into a ghastly ghostly world. I do not read horror stories or ghost tales as a practice, but I will read the next episode excitedly. Thoroughly enchanting.

Anyone who loves Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sherlock Holmes will love this. R.F. Jackaby has all of the coldness and intelligence of Doyle's Holmes mixed with ability to see the supernatural. Abigail Rook is a great Watson-esque figure who seeks adventure alongside her employer at a time when women were expected to be mothers and housewives.

Great read, both sexy and sweet. Dylan is someone readers can really identify with, someone who desperately wishes that shifters are real, who believes and searches for any signs. Imagine his delight to find out he is right and his surprise to discover that he is the fated mate of one. From the moment that they meet and mate, their sexual connection is hot and urgent. The description of their mating was great, sexy and really rich with the dragon/fire touches. After the mating and settling in together the story transitions to really sweet and tender. Lysander is every person's dream husband and father, so loving and cherishing. Dylan wants for nothing, physically or emotionally. The mpreg details are all there and the birth is appropriately dramatic. The story doesn't have true angst. The main source of conflict or concern is whether Dylan will stay after he gives birth or surrender his child and go back to his old life. Lysander desperately wants him to stay but it's something Dylan works through during the course of the story. The book/novella is short but the story is complete and I didn't feel cheated on the storytelling or emotion. The ending is a tender HEA. I have read and really enjoyed all of the author's other works and look forward to more from her.

This book is amazing, I loved every word and want more!! I read the book in nearly a single sitting, Abigail is an amazingly easy to like character and Jackaby is the kind of person who I wish were real!!

I enjoyed this book immensely. Very entertaining with well thought out characters and just enough whimsy to make this Sherlock Holmes type hero an outstanding individual. The paranormal twist added a fantastic ambiance to the overall feel of the story.

Pulled in with the description of Sherlock meets Doctor Who I was not disappointed in this book. The only bad thing is it seemed so short and ended too soon. Am ready for the next one and am glad the author is making this into a series.

Fast paced and entertaining. I found myself instantly transported into Ms. Rook's world and transfixed by the story as it unfolded deliciously. This was a very easy read and would be great for anyone 10 and up.

When I was told that Sherlock and Harry Potter lovers would like this series I had to try it. Very intriguing and quirky. Love the time period and mix of Sherlock mystery with HP style fantasy characters!

Great premise. Lovely cover! I was looking for more depth or a reason for the existence of the heroine, Miss Rook. The book could have simply been an account of Jackaby's adventures an alone.

I started with a sample and bought the book because I was drawn in. I was excited to have the entire thing, but found myself flipping pages forward as I got into about a quarter of the way in. I didn't expect the supernatural aspect, which I have no problem with, but for which I must be in the mood.

I find the heroine and her employer to be at odds with the type of book in which they find themselves. They seem to be two separate styles of people thrown into one style of writing. I think I would enjoy Jackaby (an idea I like very much) in his own series and Miss Rook in her own spin-off.

I enjoyed many parts of this premise; I thought the details of the supernatural, including the origin and purpose of a banshee to be rather enjoyable. And oddly enough, I found that Jackaby reminded me quite a bit of Newt Scamander. Unfortunately, I'd figured out two of the biggest plot points well before they were meant to be, thus the ensuing reveal was rather underwhelming. I think there is potential here, so I think I'll give the second in the series a go at some point, but the author would do well to learn not to focus so much attention on a supposedly innocuous character.

Definitely felt like I was reading a Doctor Who Christmas special--except if I had never seen the show and nothing makes sense because I started watching somewhere in a middle of a season. That's how this felt like.

Overall, the book was interesting, but it felt slightly pretentious in the execution and more than a little contrived. When I read that it's a cross between Sherlock and Doctor Who, I couldn't shake the comparison and so when I was reading I instantly pictured Jackaby as the 11th Doctor (not so much Sherlock as the Doctor is very clever too) and Abigail as one of the companions--mostly Clara since she's the latest one. Frankly, this did not help me like the novel, instead, all the parallels felt plagiarized.

While I enjoyed the story overall because the writing was good and the story interesting, I couldn't exactly picture the setting. I knew we were in America, but I couldn't picture the town at all, or really the characters. The coexistence of magic wasn't explained that much either, Abigail doesn't believe Jackaby at first, but then she doesn't seem shocked when she sees the creatures. Then in the end the main detective guy was like yeah, I mean we know there's supernatural but we can't very well blame it on them. So it's like do people know about these things? Or not? what's happening?

I don't know why the book is called Jackaby since the story focuses on Abigail and she doesn't even like him that much aside from being impressed with him a little. Jackaby wasn't that impressive-- for some reason I saw Jackaby as the Hatter from The Lorax... mostly because of the ridiculous hat and overcoat. Probably because unlike the Doctor he wasn't interesting or charismatic, instead he came off as annoying smartass know it all - with an ego to boot. I couldn't picture Abigail at all. While she seemed like a witty, adventurous kind of girl-- the only reason I could say I liked her was because she wasn't obsessed with Jackaby. In fact she practically rolls her eyes at him every time he talks. She doesn't heap compliments on him, nor does he hinge on his looks, or his abilities. I was really happy when she got a crush on the nice police man.

Entertaining read, but I recommend borrowing it from the library.

Very much like the TV show 'Elementary', but set in the early 20th century and the detective deals with paranormal activity....sort of. If you like the show, you will like this book. The characters could have used some expansion. You will figure out the villian about 2/3's of the way through.