Karen's Reviews > Lost and Found in Paris

Hmm, why did I read this? More to the point why did I finish this? The answer to these questions lies ultimately in the place in which I found myself - unexpectedly away from home following the death of a family member, therefore limited reading available and as a response to a great need for light and fluffy, escapist reading. And there are lots of people out there who love this genre but I am not one of them. Reading this simply reinforced that fact, that I don't do light and fluffy well. The mystery at the heart of this, a missing art work, wasn't really a mystery. The clues, literally the written clues, that resulted in a chase around Paris, just didn't cut it. The name dropping and beautiful people drove me crazy. The blurb claims "faced pace" - NO! Comparisons with The Goldfinch - NO!

I will accept that I am as much to blame for the one star as the writing, the characterisations, and the plot. So very very very not for me!