Just finished this book, the second in the Christian FIction Reading Challenge. I didn't much care for this one as much until the last 20% when things start hopping. There was not as much mention of God and Jesus in this, and I understand why some Christian authors choose to write that way. In fact, ones that I could almost try and sneak in as options for my FHS Book Club. But we have overloaded on mysteries this year there so I'll not be suggesting this one :)
I'm honestly getting all mixed up in my reading right now and it's driving me crazy! There are a variety of reasons for that, but mainly it has to do with this Reading Challenge. I do enjoy it, don't get me wrong! But for the Challenge, we read a book, then do the Zoom with the Author the end of the month. But with my Book Club, we are a month behind. So the book we read for Book Club was one I finished last month and watched the Zoom, but then we were going to talk about it this month. So now, I have finished this book, and the Zoom is this coming week, but we are just now reading it in Book Club. I am trying not to say too much about how I really felt about it so I don't mar their opinions of it before they read it. ;)
As the recently promoted assistant to the Tate's Modern Collections keeper Diana Gilden, Lily helps plan a world-class Picasso exhibit to honor the passing of the great artist--and she's waited her whole life for this moment. The opening is beyond anyone's expectations--the lighting, the champagne, the glittering crowd, and the international acclaim--until Lily does the unthinkable. She stops in front of a masterpiece and hears her own voice say, "It's a forgery." The gallery falls silent. Lily's boss, Diana, is polished perfection, schooled in art, and descends from European high society. She's worked hard to become the trusted voice in London's modern art scene and respected across the Continent. The Tate's Picasso Commemorative is to be her crowning achievement, featuring not only the artist's most iconic and intimate works, but a newly discovered painting--one she advised an investor to purchase. But when Lily makes her outrageous declaration, suspicion and scandal threaten everything Diana has achieved, as museums and collectors across Europe, already doubting most post-war acquisitions, fall into chaos and rumors of a world-wide forgery run wild. All Lily has ever wanted is to follow in Diana's footsteps and take the art world by storm in her own right. Yet one comment puts not only her own career at risk but also her mentor's. Unless . . . Was she right? With the clock ticking and the clues starting to pile up against her, Lily must uncover the truth behind the Picasso before she loses not only the career she's always wanted, but her freedom. (Picture and description at Amazon)
Now I am on to the audio book of Matthew Perry's last book for FHS Book Club, then back to the Reading Challenge, which is yet another one of my favorite authors: Colleen Coble! (However, this is book 3 in the series and I believe there is chatter on the FB page that you need to read the other two books first!)
Keep Reading!
Melissa
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