What can happen when two redheads meet and fall for each other? Miller Hollenbeck – She’s in a job which she hates. In her spare time, she loves to upcycle furniture. Miller Hollenbeck dropped the screw she was about to tighten with her electric drill and it slipped to the floor. The door dropped away from her hand and fell over onto her shoulder. She swore loudly and expressively and pushed the … expressively and pushed the door to one side as she retrieved the escapee screw. Hanging doors was something she had learned how to do but it was never easy. Dressed in her favorite attire of jeans and a skimpy tee with a tool belt around her waist, Miller was determined to make this house just the way she imagined. She wanted to do it herself. As she straightened, she jumped as a voice spoke from the front porch.
Jules Callander – He’s a successful photographer, but his family has somewhat dubious connections.
“Jules is one fantastic photographer. Just so natural at it. His prints sell for big money.” Miller was curious after Evan’s remarks about his friend. As she sat with a drink before crawling between the sheets, she pulled up Jules Callander’s name on the web. “Wow,” she said out loud. “He is actually really famous and he was impressed by my handiwork. Well there’s a compliment I can live with.” She switched off the tablet and her eyes closed almost immediately. The work in the house and the evening meal at Jazz’s house was taking its toll. Sleep washed over her like a comfortable blanket. The last image in her head was Jules Callander pointing his tiny camera at her and the new front door.
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This review is for the audio book.
This is a fun cozy mystery with plenty of suspects to keep you guessing as to what is going on. It has a little bit of romance to make the characters more real. Its the type of book you can sit back and enjoy with out it being complicated and long winded just right for car rides as you can easily pick up from where you left off. The characters were fun and obversely have a history but I started with this book so might have to go back a few books to learn more.
Miller is stuck in a job she hates but when a handsome man delivers a potted plant to her new home as a gift from a friend she has know idea her life is turned upside down when he helps her hang up her new door. He is a photograph and likes what he sees, both the door and Miller. When he bets her he can sell the photo he has just taken it ends up in a gallery and she ends up with a date. But his family has other ideas for him and with an unwanted betrothed strange things start to happen to Miller and things get damaged. Will Miller’s heart be one of them?
The narrator was easy to listen to and made the story fly by.
Thanks to Lirios publishing for the pdf download of almost picture perfect by Olivia swift I voluntarily reviewed this story it was a great whodunit mystery about Jules a photographer and miller who likes restoring things it had some romance and suspense a lot happened in this story I would recommend this story to my friends and family LAURA8759 .
Much like with book 2 in this series, the ending feels cheapened. It was a lazy copy/paste for book 2, but in book 3 it’s just insultingly lazy, uninspired, and predictable.
Other than the sorry excuse of an ending, this is easily the most compelling of these books so far. The mystery is based around the romance so the protagonists have a decent amount of time to get to know each other and build chemistry. While the who is answered, the characters have to prove it while trying to just live their lives.
The narrator is good overall, but I’m always going to knock points for people who mispronounce basic words. “Onvelope” isn’t a word. Envelopes are called envelopes because they envelop something.
NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.
The entertaining character work and engaging story line kept my attention from start to finish. The narrator did a fantastic job bringing this story to life and made this a a fun listen.
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Book 3 in Swift’s Blooms, Bones & Stones. A short listen but with detail and depth not normally found in short reads / listens. Good storyline and flow. Sweet and cozy. Main characters are Miller (stuck in a job she dislikes and upcycles furniture as a hobby) and Jules (a professional photographer – smitten at first sight). While this can be read as a stand alone, the majority of these characters are found in the previous reads in this series so to get the back ground and how these characters inter connect it’s good to read / listen in series order if able. Fun and sweet a nice short listen to entertain!
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*this review is based on the audio version of this read
YOU WILL LOVE THIS ENTERTAINING SERIES
Well narrated with likeable characters in a fun cozy mystery romance. I like that the same people are in each book. RECOMMENDED
A clean, short cozy mystery.
Olivia Swift continues the series with another couple falling for each other, but being plagued by some unfortunate circumstances. Can they figure out what’s really going on before someone pays the ultimate price?
Ginger Sue’s narration was well done, and easy to listen to.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
Almost picture perfect (Blooms, Bones and Stones, #3), my third read from author Olivia Swift. A thrilling cozy mystery. The plot is consistent & clever steadily building to a satisfying ending although the beginning of the book was a bit “romancy” for me. Becky Boyd’s narration adds to the enjoyment. “I received a free Audible copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.” The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I look forward to the next book in this series The Secret of the Quilt. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Romance and Intrigue!
What happens when you cross a crafty redhead with a redheaded photographer? Madness and mayhem, of course! Throw in treachery and deceit and you have a fast-paced story of romance and intrigue! Well written! Loved it!