A review by randi_jo
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller

informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I'm really unsure how I feel about this one. The black-market art crime and antique aspect of it was really interesting. The murder mystery side of it however. . . well, not so much. I don't know, the events of Cairo and Freya's "mysterious" (only because it takes like half the book for her to actually go into a flashback chapter to explain it) past didn't really interest me as much as I feel it would've if there felt like there had been more immediate consequences - and this considering there was a murderer running about the entire book.

Also while I was sympathetic to Freya, I don't really think she had that much development. The fact that at the end of the book she didn't tell her shitty ex-husband to fuck off when he started berating her was like gurl.

For the audiobook, though, I think it made it harder for me to enjoy because it was near impossible to tell when Freya was speaking or having some internal dialogue (of which she has A LOT and FREQUENTLY), so I kept getting confused or surprised when other characters responded/didn't respond to her.