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The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“He sighed. The sounds conveyed no impatience, only a deep wistfulness. “You are telling e that before you can be sure of your affections, you must be sure of yourself…”
ART OF THEFT
The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas is book four in the Lady Sherlock series. In this installment, Mrs. Watson is visited by a former lover who has secrets kept on the back of a piece of art. These secrets are not only a matter of life and death but also an entire country may be at stake. While this team has only solved murders, stealing a piece of art in high security may be their most challenging and dangerous case yet. Charlotte Holmes, her sister Livia, Mr. Marbleton, Lord Ingram, and Mrs. Watson are on the mission of a lifetime.
My hopes were so high after the last book! It kept me guessing and the things I didn’t appreciate about the first two books seemed to dissipate. Well…it is back. There is a constant discussion about Charlotte’s number of chins and how much she eats. In this book, she is now becoming more self-critical–probably from Mrs. Watson constantly reminding her of her eating habits. So in this book, we get so many descriptions of the food that she tries to resist. There are descriptions of how much butter she is putting on her toast and I love food, so this wouldn’t normally bother me but the descriptions are dripping with negative connations. She even begins to start exercising to punish her body for over-eating. I am a runner and have a daily yoga practice. There is a difference to better yourself for health reasons and punishing your body. This can be uncomfortable for those who have eating disorders. It isn’t just mentioned, it is brought up constantly and to be quite honest it ruins the story.
I did love learning more about Mrs. Watson’s history. It gave her more depth and it called the other characters to learn acceptance and that love is love.
I will be honest, I do prefer murder mysteries to art theft. This one is a lot slower in pace. But I will continue on, especially with that mouth-dropping ending! I have to know what happens with the characters. I rate this book 2 out of 5 stars.
ART OF THEFT
The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas is book four in the Lady Sherlock series. In this installment, Mrs. Watson is visited by a former lover who has secrets kept on the back of a piece of art. These secrets are not only a matter of life and death but also an entire country may be at stake. While this team has only solved murders, stealing a piece of art in high security may be their most challenging and dangerous case yet. Charlotte Holmes, her sister Livia, Mr. Marbleton, Lord Ingram, and Mrs. Watson are on the mission of a lifetime.
My hopes were so high after the last book! It kept me guessing and the things I didn’t appreciate about the first two books seemed to dissipate. Well…it is back. There is a constant discussion about Charlotte’s number of chins and how much she eats. In this book, she is now becoming more self-critical–probably from Mrs. Watson constantly reminding her of her eating habits. So in this book, we get so many descriptions of the food that she tries to resist. There are descriptions of how much butter she is putting on her toast and I love food, so this wouldn’t normally bother me but the descriptions are dripping with negative connations. She even begins to start exercising to punish her body for over-eating. I am a runner and have a daily yoga practice. There is a difference to better yourself for health reasons and punishing your body. This can be uncomfortable for those who have eating disorders. It isn’t just mentioned, it is brought up constantly and to be quite honest it ruins the story.
I did love learning more about Mrs. Watson’s history. It gave her more depth and it called the other characters to learn acceptance and that love is love.
I will be honest, I do prefer murder mysteries to art theft. This one is a lot slower in pace. But I will continue on, especially with that mouth-dropping ending! I have to know what happens with the characters. I rate this book 2 out of 5 stars.