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askatknits's review against another edition
3.0
I almost feel guilty giving this book just 3-stars... it was good, but absolutely not great.
Gabriel is no longer head of "The Office" and is now back in Italy in retirement.
And so begins a problem... an old friend comes to him for help and there it all begins. For me the story was very predictable... each bit of the story could have been a bit from another story. Yes, it was very predictable... and not in a good way. But it was also missing something... Gabriel's team. I missed each and every one of them and I realized how much they make the story for me. This was definitely a miss for me, however ymmv.
(2.5 stars round up to three)
Gabriel is no longer head of "The Office" and is now back in Italy in retirement.
And so begins a problem... an old friend comes to him for help and there it all begins. For me the story was very predictable... each bit of the story could have been a bit from another story. Yes, it was very predictable... and not in a good way. But it was also missing something... Gabriel's team. I missed each and every one of them and I realized how much they make the story for me. This was definitely a miss for me, however ymmv.
(2.5 stars round up to three)
justinstrafuss's review against another edition
2.0
This was by far the most boring book of the series.
abcarr3's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kdowli01's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jeremy0648's review against another edition
3.0
sort of boring
I love this series but the last few (including this one) follow a pattern that is old and boring. Not a lot of drama or action. Getting stale….
I love this series but the last few (including this one) follow a pattern that is old and boring. Not a lot of drama or action. Getting stale….
star_g1rl's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
historybooksandtea's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
pbgurczak123's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kristinj1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Looking back at my moods for this book, I put relaxing as one of them because it was a very well executed story. The plot itself was fun and unique, and I'm loving this fine art genre of mysteries. Whoever, the larger direction of the story, a mystery, good guy and a bad guy, plan that comes to fruition, those are all story devices that are well known. They aren't bad, I love them in fact, they are just well known. Overall this is a really great story! Interesting subject matter, interesting character. Of course the main character is a wealthy, wonderful human. At some point it is fun to read books about characters who seem to have everything they want and deserve it all at the same time! I wish I had understood a little more about the tracking of the paintings, that got hard to keep track of. I don't know a lot about painters so I felt like I was trying to learn as I went. Which is fine, I just lost track a little bit at times. I don't think this book was extremely tense, but it definitely kept me interested and I wanted to see how it turned out.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder