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A review by hopebrockway
A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard
3.0
3.5 stars
Did y’all know Hallmark makes their own mysteries? I recently learned this fact. This book is how I would imagine a Hallmark mystery. It’s clean, has a strong female FBI detective, a somewhat compelling mystery, and just enough action to rate it PG but not PG-13.
Oh, and there’s a bit of a love triangle.
It also has some art references (thanks, art history for telling me who these people are). Based on the pun in the title, you could probably figure that one out. (Don’t worry, there aren’t many art puns actually in the book. Just so you know. And maybe a warning if you have an aversion to puns.)
The mystery aspect was just what I wanted. It had lots of narrowing down the suspects, doing foolish things for the sake of getting the info, and sitting in cars shadowing people (I love a good stakeout). Plus there were plenty of car chase sequences, attacks from strange men, and mice invasions to keep me on my toes.
The personal life of Serena wasn’t as interesting to me. And, since this took up a large portion of the book, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. While she did spend quite a bit of time on the case, she also spent a bit more time than I wanted with her two potential boyfriends. This is just not really my thing so feel free to discard this rant, but I was just not exactly here for it. She was constantly caught off guard by these two dudes, plus that guy she jogs with, oh, and her friend’s brother . . . So I guess most of the guys in the book. Hmm. So that part was weird and vaguely Hallmark like. Anyway, I was just not a fan of the romance portions.
Okay, they weren’t romantic per-say, but in the next couple of books I’m sure they will be. It was setting up for a romance.
So, all in all, I enjoyed the ride. This book was fun and just what I was wishing for at the time. If you like Hallmark mysteries (or what I suppose Hallmark mysteries are like), then you might want to try these books.
Did y’all know Hallmark makes their own mysteries? I recently learned this fact. This book is how I would imagine a Hallmark mystery. It’s clean, has a strong female FBI detective, a somewhat compelling mystery, and just enough action to rate it PG but not PG-13.
Oh, and there’s a bit of a love triangle.
It also has some art references (thanks, art history for telling me who these people are). Based on the pun in the title, you could probably figure that one out. (Don’t worry, there aren’t many art puns actually in the book. Just so you know. And maybe a warning if you have an aversion to puns.)
The mystery aspect was just what I wanted. It had lots of narrowing down the suspects, doing foolish things for the sake of getting the info, and sitting in cars shadowing people (I love a good stakeout). Plus there were plenty of car chase sequences, attacks from strange men, and mice invasions to keep me on my toes.
The personal life of Serena wasn’t as interesting to me. And, since this took up a large portion of the book, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. While she did spend quite a bit of time on the case, she also spent a bit more time than I wanted with her two potential boyfriends. This is just not really my thing so feel free to discard this rant, but I was just not exactly here for it. She was constantly caught off guard by these two dudes, plus that guy she jogs with, oh, and her friend’s brother . . . So I guess most of the guys in the book. Hmm. So that part was weird and vaguely Hallmark like. Anyway, I was just not a fan of the romance portions.
Okay, they weren’t romantic per-say, but in the next couple of books I’m sure they will be. It was setting up for a romance.
So, all in all, I enjoyed the ride. This book was fun and just what I was wishing for at the time. If you like Hallmark mysteries (or what I suppose Hallmark mysteries are like), then you might want to try these books.