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A review by aprildiamond
The Van Gogh Deception by Deron R. Hicks
4.0
tbh I was sold when I read the description, because I love anything heist related. And for the most part, the book itself did not disappoint.
As you can probably tell by the name, this book has a lot to do with art. Whenever the book mentions an art piece, there's an actual link (for the ebook) and QR code that takes you to the museum website where you can see the art. I LOVE IT SO MUCH??? I think it's so creative and plus I just like looking at art lol
Story-wise, I really enjoyed how all the different characters and plot points came together. The formatting was cool too; with the time and date stamps it felt very cinematic. I was a bit disappointed by the resolution to the mystery, however. It made sense, I was just expecting more, but it's not a big deal in the context of my overall enjoyment.
Another note is that for the majority of the story, the main character Art is missing most of his memories, which was good for the plot but not so much for characterization. It was impossible for me to figure out what he was like. And since the other MC, Camille, had a lot more personality than him, he seemed like more of a background character. He got his memories back at the end, though, so I don't think this will be a big issue in the sequel.
As you can probably tell by the name, this book has a lot to do with art. Whenever the book mentions an art piece, there's an actual link (for the ebook) and QR code that takes you to the museum website where you can see the art. I LOVE IT SO MUCH??? I think it's so creative and plus I just like looking at art lol
Story-wise, I really enjoyed how all the different characters and plot points came together. The formatting was cool too; with the time and date stamps it felt very cinematic. I was a bit disappointed by the resolution to the mystery, however. It made sense, I was just expecting more, but it's not a big deal in the context of my overall enjoyment.
Another note is that for the majority of the story, the main character Art is missing most of his memories, which was good for the plot but not so much for characterization. It was impossible for me to figure out what he was like. And since the other MC, Camille, had a lot more personality than him, he seemed like more of a background character. He got his memories back at the end, though, so I don't think this will be a big issue in the sequel.