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hedyharper's review
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
divine529's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Another absolutely fantastic installment in this series.
Once again we follow Art and Camille on a chaotic and high stakes art mystery, but this one is a bit different from the other two; Camille is our main protagonist in this book instead of Art, which I loved as she deserves the spotlight for once, and it takes place abroad in London, England.
Camille, Art and Mary (Camille's mom) are going abroad so Camille can meet her father, who happens to be a world-renowned historian, but when they get there, he never shows up and Camille, wanting answers, with the help of Art does some sleuthing and discovers a bigger plot at play and they go on a scavenger hunt across London and race against the clock to solve the mystery before horrible things happen.
I always tell myself when I read HIcks' books that I'm going to pace myself and just read a little bit at a time, and I always fail. I always get sucked in and want to know what's going to happen. I'm a huge fan of art mysteries like this, so it's really not a surprise. Every single book in the series is better and better.
I just loved everything about this. From the mystery, to getting Camille's perspective and her chance to solve a mystery for once, to the relationships with everyone they encounter...it was all excellent. A few minor quibbles though. First, Art not knowing Latin was very surprising to me given how much he knows about art, art history and how much traveling he's done. I get that he's a kid, but really he's a genius, so that was a bit unbelievable to me. Also the only thing I would've liked more of an explanation for is more of Donovan's motive besides greed and why they were in such a rush to get the object. Also what happened to it at the end? The ending felt a little rushed/unfinished, but not too bad.
I really hope there are more books in the series, but in the meantime, I'll have to reread them.
Once again we follow Art and Camille on a chaotic and high stakes art mystery, but this one is a bit different from the other two; Camille is our main protagonist in this book instead of Art, which I loved as she deserves the spotlight for once, and it takes place abroad in London, England.
Camille, Art and Mary (Camille's mom) are going abroad so Camille can meet her father, who happens to be a world-renowned historian, but when they get there, he never shows up and Camille, wanting answers, with the help of Art does some sleuthing and discovers a bigger plot at play and they go on a scavenger hunt across London and race against the clock to solve the mystery before horrible things happen.
I always tell myself when I read HIcks' books that I'm going to pace myself and just read a little bit at a time, and I always fail. I always get sucked in and want to know what's going to happen. I'm a huge fan of art mysteries like this, so it's really not a surprise. Every single book in the series is better and better.
I just loved everything about this. From the mystery, to getting Camille's perspective and her chance to solve a mystery for once, to the relationships with everyone they encounter...it was all excellent. A few minor quibbles though. First, Art not knowing Latin was very surprising to me given how much he knows about art, art history and how much traveling he's done. I get that he's a kid, but really he's a genius, so that was a bit unbelievable to me. Also the only thing I would've liked more of an explanation for is more of Donovan's motive besides greed and why they were in such a rush to get the object. Also what happened to it at the end? The ending felt a little rushed/unfinished, but not too bad.
I really hope there are more books in the series, but in the meantime, I'll have to reread them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking, Death, and Grief
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