A review by gwendolyn_kensinger
The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns

3.0

I continue to adore this cozy mystery series however I am a bit disenchanted with Samantha’s stories & books. I ended up reading her first few entries and then decided to skip them completely. I realize that balancing a book within a book as an author is tricky to pull off because you are hoping your readers will enjoy both genres. If they don’t, the whole book suffers. Such is the case with The Novel Art of Murder. Had I not allowed myself to skip Samantha’s entries I most likely would have DNF’ed the book. But since I did forge ahead without feeling the need to read those portions (British historic cozy mystery) I rather enjoyed myself. I think it would be easier if they were snippets rather than pages upon pages of her story.