Gosick

Storyline:

Set in a fictional European country in 1924, Kazuya Kujo is studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are at rage. For this reason, The Japanese boy is often shunned by his fellow students, who dubbed him 'Reaper' for his black hair. His only friends are Avril, a girl who's hyped about ghost stories and Victorique, an eccentric girl (also one of the main character of the story) who does not attend classes but spends most of her day in the library.

Victorique has a reputation for her brilliant deductions that helped solve several uncrackable cases. Thus, it isn't surprising when a nearby town’s come to seek her advice on a mystery of a fortune teller's murder...

The murder case seemed simple enough, but it actually has a complicating story behind this... and is, somehow, connected to a ship which supposedly sank ten years earlier with a cargo of murdered children, Queen Berry.



Ranking: 3.5/5

Comments: Described as a 'modern twist on Holmes and Watson', this story's certainly quite interesting. The story's somewhat predictable if you read everything carefully, but there are still surprises in store. There's a bit of a character development, with plenty of room for the sequels to fill. I won't say this book is terrific, but I won't say this book is bad either.

If anyone's interested, I'm always happy to lend it. Just ask! ;)