About this book:
“Hannah Prentiss is engaged! And her best friend, Lacy, is expecting a baby. Lacy and her husband set about renovating the cottage on their property so Lacy’s mom can move in and help when the baby comes. But they’ve just begun demolition when they are stunned to find two paintings that were stolen from a museum decades before. Although there were plenty of suspects, the culprit was never caught. Hannah and Lacy begin hammering out details in this newest mystery. But the more they discover about those who lived in the cottage throughout the years, the more secrets they uncover. Could the art thief be someone they know—or thought they did?
Meanwhile, Hannah meets her future in-laws. Liam’s mother is sweet, but his dad seems to be a harder sell. Can Hannah win him over, or will her future with the man of her dreams include a tough relationship with his father?”
Series: Book #12 in the “Mysteries of Blackberry Valley” series. Reviews of Book #1, Book #2, Book #3, Book #4, Book #5, Book #6, Book #7, Book #8, Book #9, Book #10, and Book #11!
Spiritual Content- Isaiah 11:6-9 at the beginning & also read; A few Scriptures are read, mentioned, quoted, & thought over; Bible reading & reviewing notes about the book of Isaiah; Prayers; A few talks about God & His timing; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God, His creation, & the Holy Spirit; Mentions of prayers, praying, answered prayers, & blessings over food; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of church, church going, services, worship, & Bible studies; A few mentions of those & events in the Bible; A few mentions of a Quaker minister; A couple mentions of worship music & a hymn; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed;
*Note: Mentions of luck & being lucky; A mention of the Stone Age (teasing).
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: Two ‘dumb’s; A bit of eye rolling; All about & many mentions of break-ins, robberies, art heists, thefts, thieves, stealing, stolen items, crime scenes, & black markets for stolen goods; Many mentions of the mob/mafia, a possible murder, suspected homicide, & thugs; Mentions of deaths, grief, & a car accident; Mentions of guns/weapons, someone being held at gun-point, & having trauma and nightmares from it for years later; Mentions of fires; Mentions of threats & blackmail; Mentions of prisons/jails & arrests; Mentions of divorces, a wife leaving her husband, & grief over failed marriages; Mentions of gambling, gambling halls, alcohol, & drinking; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of embezzlement; A couple mentions of the possibility of a husband being killed or hurt in the line of duty; A couple mentions of the lottery; A mention of drugs;
*Note: A woman comments on thinking she could save her husband (who was struggling with PTSD), but later her therapist helped her realizes that she never could (they later divorced); Many mentions of artists & paintings (Edward Hicks, Thomas Cole, Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt, Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, John Singer, Picasso, Vermeer, Degas, George Inness, Thomas Doughty, Susanna Paine, Louis Comfort Tiffany, & Vincent Van Gogh); Mentions of car brands; Mentions of sports teams; A couple mentions of brand names (Monopoly); A couple mentions of someone possibly suffering from PTSD; A mention of COVID-19 (in the author’s note).
Sexual Content- Four cheek kisses and a not-detailed kiss; Seeing a couple kiss (no details); Some hand holding, butterflies, nearness, & smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Some winks & noticing (not-detailed); Mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dates, dating, & exes; A mention of a hunky guy; Very light love, being in love, & the emotions.
-Hannah Prentiss
P.O.V. of Hannah
275 pages
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My personal Rating-
I’m not sure why I enjoy books about art crimes and heists, but it’s definitely become a buzz word for me and I’m instantly much more interested in a book when I hear it has that element! I was excited to see Hannah and her group again, but also curious about this mystery. I had my suspicions about who the culprit was, though I mostly enjoyed just following along with Hannah as she tries to solve the mystery!
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.
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