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3.5
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a fun, quick mystery read to put me in the mood for more mysteries (a genre that I don't have much experience with). I love that the author worked with her mother, Judith Miller - an expert in the antique's world, on portions of the story to deliver a wealth of knowledge about the antiques they chose to highlight. The story concept was interesting and I enjoyed that the main characters, Feyra and Carolle were older women, specifically enjoying that Feyra was a mom that was trying to find herself after having spent the past 18 years exclusively dedicating herself to motherhood. 

For the mystery aspect, it felt very 'Clue' movie like at times (which I'm not mad about as it is an absolute classic) and the writing kept me interested enough to want to get to the end. The characters felt a little one dimensional and I would have liked a little more character work to make me feel something more for Feyra and her past with Arthur and the 'incident.' My biggest issue was that the writing felt a little clunky - I think it could have done with a little filler to smooth out the lines between chapters, but I understand wanting to keep the pace quick to keep the mystery/suspense moving. 

Overall, I had fun with it. Based on one of the blurbs, it sounds like this may be a series (don't quote me on that) - I might pick up the next if so because the antiques world is really quite interesting.