Lights! Camera! Action!

Secrets of the Blue Hill Library Book #16

by Emily Thomas

After a fire in an empty warehouse damages the historic Blue Hill Theater, Anne is shocked to learn that her son, Ben, was seen in the area and is suspected of being involved. Alex hires a woman to help him with the cleanup of the fire's aftermath while he tackles the repair and renovation of the damaged theater, but someone keeps vandalizing the work site. Who would want to prevent the theater from being restored?

Genres: Mystery

278 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Emily Thomas was born in London, and has lived there most of her life – except between the ages of 13 and 18 when she lived in Maldon in Essex on board a Thames Sailing Barge, with her family of seven assorted siblings and stepsiblings and two warring cats. Emily also works as an editor of many different kinds of books, including children’s and young adult fiction. She now lives in Brixton, with no pets and a lot of books.

Reviews

[Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls) · Rating 3 out of 5]

About this book:

“When a fire damages the beloved Blue Hill Theater, reports place Anne’s son, Ben, at the scene of the crime! Can Anne clear his name, or was he actually involved in the destruction of a historic landmark?
Meanwhile, Anne struggles to keep her emotions in check when Alex hires a woman to help him repair and restore the theater; could she really be jealous, or is she simply unsure of what she really wants? At the same time, Ben and Ryan must learn to compromise when they begin building a tree house with two different plans in mind.”


Series: Book #16 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series. Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, #8 Here, #9 Here, #10 Here, #11 Here, #12 Here, #13 Here, #14 Here, and #15 Here!


Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are mentioned; Church going; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, church events, a reverend, services, sermons, songs, Sunday school classes, VBS, & a youth group; A few mentions of miracles; A mention of the Bible; A mention of Christians; A mention of a mission trip; A mention of a godsend; A mention of a blessing.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘stupid’s; A bit of eye rolling; A fire (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a fire, arson, & who did it; Mentions of vandalism, stolen items, & being arrested; Mentions of illegal activities, smoking, & drugs; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; A few mentions of deaths in a car accident; A few mentions of stealing; A few mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of divorces; A mention of a tattoo;
*Note: A few mentions of movies & actors; A couple mentions of designers.


Sexual Content- a hand kiss; Touches & Warmth (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing; Mentions of dating; Mentions of flirting, flirts, blushes, crushes, & jealousy; Mentions of swooning; Mention of high school sweethearts & broken hearts; A few mentions of hand & cheek kisses; A few mentions of men being called beautiful;
*Note: A mention of female curves; A mention of a designer wanting women to be aware of their essential femininity; A mention of a low-cut dress.

-Anne Gibson, age 34
P.O.V. of Anne
256 pages

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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
Hm. Why is it always that when the love interest (or possible love interest in this book’s case) has another possible love interest beside the main character that person is always catty and rude? I thankfully don’t see it too often in Christian Fiction, but I’m always disappointed when I do. While the actual mystery of this book felt like it too a back-seat to the romance/not-romance of Anne and Alex, I did like all the parts about Ben and Ryan’s tree house. Not my favorite in this series, but it was still clean in the content.


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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

[Jacquie Stricklind · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who set fire to the historic Blue Hill theater and who keeps vandalizing it after the fire? Also, the boys, Ben and Ryan decide to build a fort but can agree on a design can they learn to compromise. Finding some things for a project for Liddie's class up in the attic, Anne finds out that her Aunt Edie had been in a movie, Edie continues surprise everybody by all the experiences she has had. Also, Alex hires a lady to do cleanup at the theater, how does Anne feel about Lisabeth? Is Anne starting to have feelings for Alex. To find out what happens at the theater, the boys fort, and how Anne reacts to a woman being interested in Alex, read the book.

[SeaofBooks3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed book 16 in this series. If you like nice cozy mysteries, read this series. It will not disappoint.

[Kaye Wingo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Bertina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Great Read in this series

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating read in the Secrets of the Blue Hill Library series. Anne's 'girls night out' with Grace is interrupted by a large fire in the bldg. next to the theater. She sets out to find out who set the fire.