A review by jenniefallis
The Art of Secrets by James Klise
1.0
*I received an advanced reader copy from Goodreads Giveaways*
The Art of Secrets is really boring and the writing is bad. Saba's apartment is set on fire at the beginning of the year and the school holds an auction to raise money. They intend to sell a famous painting that was mysteriously found right before the auction until it is stolen and the set fire to later, before it can be sold.
I told a friend of mine what the book was about to which they responded:"Wow that's an eclectic grouping of events, sounds like the author had no idea what to write about so wrote about everything." I could not agree more. The characters are unbelievable and stereotypical. They over-share in order for the one sided interviews, letters, journal entries to make sense for the reader. The plot is predictable and unrealistic.
I was an avid reader growing up and I would never have read the whole book. At several points while reading this novel I almost put it down. To say this novel is great for YA readers is absurd. I would market this book for ages 8-10.
The Art of Secrets is really boring and the writing is bad. Saba's apartment is set on fire at the beginning of the year and the school holds an auction to raise money. They intend to sell a famous painting that was mysteriously found right before the auction until it is stolen and the set fire to later, before it can be sold.
I told a friend of mine what the book was about to which they responded:"Wow that's an eclectic grouping of events, sounds like the author had no idea what to write about so wrote about everything." I could not agree more. The characters are unbelievable and stereotypical. They over-share in order for the one sided interviews, letters, journal entries to make sense for the reader. The plot is predictable and unrealistic.
I was an avid reader growing up and I would never have read the whole book. At several points while reading this novel I almost put it down. To say this novel is great for YA readers is absurd. I would market this book for ages 8-10.