Week 21 Review: Gideon Green in Black and White

From Goodreads:

Gideon's short-lived run as a locally-famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else--including his best friend, Lily--moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now, he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help.

He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon can't turn down a case. As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly, he finds himself warming up to the welcoming, close-knit staff . . . especially Tess, the cute, witty editor-in-chief.

But as the case gets bigger than Gideon or Lily could have anticipated, Gideon must balance his black-and-white quest for the truth with the full colours of real-life--or risk a permanent fade to black.

My Review:
This was a really fun book! I really had a great time reading about Gideon, who is a great observer, but he doesn't have a filter on what he observes and what he says out loud. He's very honest, to the point of cruelty, and he's very literal, and so people find him frustrating to be around.

Gideon has an obsession with noir murder mystery films from the 30's and 40's. And I loved how that played out, like there were would be scenes where it would be written down like it was s script in a movie, and that was a lot of fun to read! 

This book is a mystery about what's going on with all these arrests, and I really enjoyed watching Lily and Gideon on the case. Though a good deal of decisions weren't the most sound, and a lot of them were of questionable legality, it was an great adventure to read! Loved who it turned out to be!

It's also a story about Gideon finding his place, and opening up to people. I loved the gang at the newspaper, and the relationships that he formed. And also the ups and downs of his relationship with his father. There were some tense moments, but they learned how to communicate with each other better, and that was really great! 

I had such a great time reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Katie Henry! 

Author: Katie Henry 
Read: May 21st, 2022
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Published: May 17th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars