"Lights! Camera! Action!" by Emily Thomas

About this book:

  “When a fire damages the beloved Blue Hill Theater, reports place Anne’s son, Ben, at the scene of the crime! Can Anne clear his name, or was he actually involved in the destruction of a historic landmark?

  Meanwhile, Anne struggles to keep her emotions in check when Alex hires a woman to help him repair and restore the theater; could she really be jealous, or is she simply unsure of what she really wants? At the same time, Ben and Ryan must learn to compromise when they begin building a tree house with two different plans in mind.”


Series: Book #16 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series. Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, #8 Here, #9 Here, #10 Here, #11 Here, #12 Here, #13 Here, #14 Here, and #15 Here!


Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned; Church going; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, church events, a reverend, services, sermons, songs, Sunday school classes, VBS, & a youth group; A few mentions of miracles; A mention of the Bible; A mention of Christians; A mention of a mission trip; A mention of a godsend; A mention of a blessing.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘stupid’s; A bit of eye rolling; A fire (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a fire, arson, & who did it; Mentions of vandalism, stolen items, & being arrested; Mentions of illegal activities, smoking, & drugs; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; A few mentions of deaths in a car accident; A few mentions of stealing; A few mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of divorces; A mention of a tattoo;

             *Note: A few mentions of movies & actors; A couple mentions of designers.

Sexual Content- a hand kiss; Touches & Warmth (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing; Mentions of dating; Mentions of flirting, flirts, blushes, crushes, & jealousy; Mentions of swooning; Mention of high school sweethearts & broken hearts; A few mentions of hand & cheek kisses; A few mentions of men being called beautiful;

             *Note: A mention of female curves; A mention of a designer wanting women to be aware of their essential femininity; A mention of a low-cut dress.

-Anne Gibson, age 34
                                P.O.V. of Anne
                                                        256 pages

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My personal Rating-

Hm. Why is it always that when the love interest (or possible love interest in this book’s case) has another possible love interest beside the main character that person is always catty and rude? I thankfully don’t see it too often in Christian Fiction, but I’m always disappointed when I do. While the actual mystery of this book felt like it too a back-seat to the romance/not-romance of Anne and Alex, I did like all the parts about Ben and Ryan’s tree house. Not my favorite in this series, but it was still clean in the content.  

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.