{"id":26592,"date":"2020-11-03T07:43:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26592"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:22","slug":"review-a-christmas-resolution-by-anne-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/03\/review-a-christmas-resolution-by-anne-perry\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Christmas Resolution by Anne Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26592\" data-postid=\"26592\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26592 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a-christmas-resolution-anne-perry.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Christmas Resolution by Anne Perry\" alt=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d A Christmas Resolution by Anne Perry\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Detective John Hooper, William Monk\u2019s right-hand man at the Thames River Police, is blissfully happy in his new marriage to Celia, the cousin of a victim in one of the river police\u2019s recent murder cases. Celia wants the same happiness for her good friend Clementine, who\u2019s just announced her engagement to Seth Marlowe, a member of her church. Christmas is nearing, and this should be extra cause for celebration, but when Marlowe begins receiving threatening letters about his first wife\u2019s death, it becomes clear that he is far from the devout man Clementine thought he was. In his rage, Marlowe accuses Celia of sending the letters, claiming she wants to ruin his engagement to Clementine. At a loss as to how to defend herself, Celia enlists Hooper to investigate the letters\u2019 claims, and what he finds makes her desperate to show Clementine the truth about her soon-to-be husband.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But Celia herself has not always been truthful, especially not during the murder trial following her cousin\u2019s death. How can she be believed now, when she lied on the stand? Especially when Marlowe knows that she did, and could use it against her. This Yuletide season finds love and faith put to the test\u2014and Celia\u2019s and Clementine\u2019s lives on the line.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 3, 2020<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Ballantine Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have read most of <em><strong>Anne Perry\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> full-length novels in both the Thomas and <em>Charlotte Pitt<\/em> series and the <em>William Monk<\/em> series. Perry\u2019s holiday novellas do a wonderful job of spotlighting minor characters from each series and letting them take the lead.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story features a side character from the Monk series, set in the 19th century in London. <strong>Detective John Hooper<\/strong>, who is Monk\u2019s assistant at the Thames River Police, is newly married and looking forward to spending the holidays with his wife, Celia. John agrees to help Celia check into the past of her good friend\u2019s\u00a0 fianc\u00e9. Celia is afraid Seth Marlowe\u2019s pious exterior is an act and that Celia will be in danger if she becomes the next Mrs. Marlowe.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story is set around the time of the holidays, but doesn\u2019t have a lot of details about preparations or Christmas traditions of the times. The theme of friendship and forgiveness continues through the book and makes it a fitting holiday story. I like how John is willing to use his detective skills to do as his wife asked and investigate Seth. Rumors had been going around that Seth had something to do with his first wife\u2019s death and Celia wants to make sure her friend Clementine won\u2019t be throwing away her happiness or even risking her life by marrying this arrogant man. The best parts of the book are John\u2019s investigation into Seth\u2019s past. William Monk even makes a small cameo in the story, when John goes to him for advice. My least favorite scenes are those in which Seth confronts and threatens Celia. He is so judgmental and arrogant, it was hard getting through some of these scenes.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Christmas Resolution<\/strong>\u00a0is a short read with a touching ending. There is some ambiguity that only hints at what could happen next in the lives of the main characters, but I chose to think that things turn out for the best for Clementine after all she went through. Fans of the Thomas Monk series will enjoy Perry\u2019s latest holiday story, as would any reader who enjoys a short, well-written historical mystery story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3n0DkyL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-christmas-resolution\/id1498368560?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_christmas_resolution&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-christmas-resolution-anne-perry\/1136346377?ean=9780593129593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-christmas-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anne_Perry_A_Christmas_Resolution?id=NzfPDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detective John Hooper, William Monk\u2019s right-hand man at the Thames River Police, is blissfully happy in his new marriage to Celia, the cousin of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,89,46,48],"tags":[152,223,304,367,383,404,405],"class_list":["post-26592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ballantine","category-christine","category-random-house","category-reviews","tag-4-stars","tag-cozy-mystery","tag-historical-mystery","tag-mystery","tag-novella","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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Celia wants the same happiness for her good friend Clementine, who\u2019s just announced her engagement to Seth Marlowe, a member of her church. Christmas is nearing, and this should be extra cause for celebration, but when Marlowe begins receiving threatening letters about his first wife\u2019s death, it becomes clear that he is far from the devout man Clementine thought he was. In his rage, Marlowe accuses Celia of sending the letters, claiming she wants to ruin his engagement to Clementine. At a loss as to how to defend herself, Celia enlists Hooper to investigate the letters\u2019 claims, and what he finds makes her desperate to show Clementine the truth about her soon-to-be husband.<\/p><p>But Celia herself has not always been truthful, especially not during the murder trial following her cousin\u2019s death. How can she be believed now, when she lied on the stand? Especially when Marlowe knows that she did, and could use it against her. This Yuletide season finds love and faith put to the test\u2014and Celia\u2019s and Clementine\u2019s lives on the line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 3, 2020<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Ballantine Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have read most of <em><strong>Anne Perry\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> full-length novels in both the Thomas and <em>Charlotte Pitt<\/em> series and the <em>William Monk<\/em> series. Perry\u2019s holiday novellas do a wonderful job of spotlighting minor characters from each series and letting them take the lead.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story features a side character from the Monk series, set in the 19th century in London. <strong>Detective John Hooper<\/strong>, who is Monk\u2019s assistant at the Thames River Police, is newly married and looking forward to spending the holidays with his wife, Celia. John agrees to help Celia check into the past of her good friend\u2019s\u00a0 fianc\u00e9. Celia is afraid Seth Marlowe\u2019s pious exterior is an act and that Celia will be in danger if she becomes the next Mrs. Marlowe.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story is set around the time of the holidays, but doesn\u2019t have a lot of details about preparations or Christmas traditions of the times. The theme of friendship and forgiveness continues through the book and makes it a fitting holiday story. I like how John is willing to use his detective skills to do as his wife asked and investigate Seth. Rumors had been going around that Seth had something to do with his first wife\u2019s death and Celia wants to make sure her friend Clementine won\u2019t be throwing away her happiness or even risking her life by marrying this arrogant man. The best parts of the book are John\u2019s investigation into Seth\u2019s past. William Monk even makes a small cameo in the story, when John goes to him for advice. My least favorite scenes are those in which Seth confronts and threatens Celia. He is so judgmental and arrogant, it was hard getting through some of these scenes.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Christmas Resolution<\/strong>\u00a0is a short read with a touching ending. There is some ambiguity that only hints at what could happen next in the lives of the main characters, but I chose to think that things turn out for the best for Clementine after all she went through. Fans of the Thomas Monk series will enjoy Perry\u2019s latest holiday story, as would any reader who enjoys a short, well-written historical mystery story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3n0DkyL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-christmas-resolution\/id1498368560?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_christmas_resolution&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-christmas-resolution-anne-perry\/1136346377?ean=9780593129593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-christmas-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anne_Perry_A_Christmas_Resolution?id=NzfPDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}