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A review by betwixt_the_pages
Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone
4.0
Rating: 4.25/5 Stars (rounded down)
Quick Reasons: queer, diverse romance; quick-witted humor; believable character arcs; a true redemption romance; a different kind of detective story; entertaining and fast-paced read
HUGE thanks to Jennifer Giacalone and Yvla Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way impacted or altered by this gesture.
"You're already on my bad side." She stepped back and gave him a disdainful once-over with her eyes.
"Then I don't want to be on your worse side."
"That's the first intelligent thing you've said."
This was SUCH a fun foray out of my comfort zone, Penguins, and I am SO glad that Jennifer Giacalone put this book in front of me for reading! This is an entertaining, fast-paced race to figure out who-dun-it...but with ART thievery! I feel like, 5 years down the road, I might find myself picking up detective books MORE often...and it will be all thanks to this book falling into my lap at just the right time. On top of the drama, the intrigue, the mystery and the SNARK (because what's a book to this readerly Penguin without a lot of sass?), this is ALSO an LGBT diverse read and I am HERE. FOR. ALL. OF. IT!
The character redemption arcs are believably written and heart-wrenchingly natural to read. The struggles with humanity, addiction, and the heart plucked just the right amount of strings to keep readers both immersed AND hanging on, bated breath, waiting for the forgiveness...or for the fall. All the while, our pair of Art Detectives (honestly, while I SHOULD have known that was probably a thing, I had never thought about it BEING a thing before this book) are on the hunt and casing the chase...and tossing snark at each other like it's going out of style.
"Well, as the old saying goes, one cannot forever sustain a lie when one's spouse is, in fact, an excellent detective."
"I wasn't aware that was a saying."
"I said it. Now it's a saying."
I definitely recommend this to lovers of who-dun-it mysteries, LGBTQ+ readers, and those looking to embark on new adventures/try something out of their comfort zone. Jennifer Giacalone will keep you guessing, enmeshed in the finer details of the case and the heart, and flipping pages as if you're drowning with this entertaining read. The chase is afoot, Penguins...are YOU ready to check the clues and find your answer?
Quick Reasons: queer, diverse romance; quick-witted humor; believable character arcs; a true redemption romance; a different kind of detective story; entertaining and fast-paced read
HUGE thanks to Jennifer Giacalone and Yvla Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way impacted or altered by this gesture.
"You're already on my bad side." She stepped back and gave him a disdainful once-over with her eyes.
"Then I don't want to be on your worse side."
"That's the first intelligent thing you've said."
This was SUCH a fun foray out of my comfort zone, Penguins, and I am SO glad that Jennifer Giacalone put this book in front of me for reading! This is an entertaining, fast-paced race to figure out who-dun-it...but with ART thievery! I feel like, 5 years down the road, I might find myself picking up detective books MORE often...and it will be all thanks to this book falling into my lap at just the right time. On top of the drama, the intrigue, the mystery and the SNARK (because what's a book to this readerly Penguin without a lot of sass?), this is ALSO an LGBT diverse read and I am HERE. FOR. ALL. OF. IT!
The character redemption arcs are believably written and heart-wrenchingly natural to read. The struggles with humanity, addiction, and the heart plucked just the right amount of strings to keep readers both immersed AND hanging on, bated breath, waiting for the forgiveness...or for the fall. All the while, our pair of Art Detectives (honestly, while I SHOULD have known that was probably a thing, I had never thought about it BEING a thing before this book) are on the hunt and casing the chase...and tossing snark at each other like it's going out of style.
"Well, as the old saying goes, one cannot forever sustain a lie when one's spouse is, in fact, an excellent detective."
"I wasn't aware that was a saying."
"I said it. Now it's a saying."
I definitely recommend this to lovers of who-dun-it mysteries, LGBTQ+ readers, and those looking to embark on new adventures/try something out of their comfort zone. Jennifer Giacalone will keep you guessing, enmeshed in the finer details of the case and the heart, and flipping pages as if you're drowning with this entertaining read. The chase is afoot, Penguins...are YOU ready to check the clues and find your answer?