{"id":1423,"date":"2015-11-09T21:42:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T02:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2015-12-17T18:13:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T23:13:52","slug":"review-santa-356","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"Review: Santa 356"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Santa365.jpg\" alt=\"Review: Santa 356\" title=\"Review: Santa 356\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Santa 365: A Chet and Bernie eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)<\/strong> by <a href=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-author=spencer-quinn\">Spencer Quinn<\/a> <br><strong>Published by<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-publisher=atria-books\">Atria Books<\/a> on November 24th 2015 <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 64 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-format=earc\">eARC<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-source=netgalley\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00VNX9JA0?ref_=nav_custrec_signin\" target=\"_blank\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/santa-365-spencer-quinn\/1122824381?ean=9781476703671\" target=\"_blank\">B&N<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/book\/santa-365\/id982767681?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\">iBooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Spencer_Quinn_Santa_365?id=EdfOBwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\">GooglePlay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/ebook\/santa-365?changeLanguage=True\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Santa\/Spencer-Quinn\/Q161806882\" target=\"_blank\">BAM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.ca\/Santa-365\/Spencer-Quinn\/The-Chet-and-Bernie-Mystery-Series\/9781476703671\" target=\"_blank\">Book Depository<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25508154-santa-365\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Santa doesn\u2019t just deliver gifts\u2014he takes them too!\u2014in this delightful holiday e-short featuring New York Times bestselling sleuths Chet and Bernie.<\/p>\n<p>He sees you when you\u2019re sleeping. He knows when you\u2019re awake. This year, jolly old St. Nick knows Bernie has been sleeping on preparations for a special Christmas celebration with his son Charlie. Enter Plumpy Napoleon, fresh from a short stint in prison, to save Bernie from the naughty list. Plumpy calls his latest business plan \u201cSanta 365.\u201d For a small fee (that only gets bigger), he\u2019ll fill your life with holiday cheer, including elves, a festive party, gifts, and even a Christmas tree delivered right to your front door. Bernie signs on for the full yuletide experience. But after the blowout holiday bash, Bernie and Chet the dog discover one of Santa\u2019s helpers helped himself to more than Christmas candy. The intrepid duo sets out to find the sticky-fingered perp and reclaim the stolen goods. Add in a surprise visit from Bernie\u2019s mom, two elderly sisters seeking their own brand of justice, and an elf with a stocking full of secrets, and you have a Christmas mystery that only Chet and Bernie could possibly unwrap.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>        <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n            {\n                \"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                \"@type\":\"Review\",\n                \"datePublished\": \"2015-11-10T02:42:13+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"I've long awaited my chance to read a book from the Chet the Dog series, but I've also always been a bit apprehensive in regards to reading a novel written completely from the point of view of a \",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Silk &amp; Serif\"            },\n            \"url\": \"http:\\\/\\\/silk-serif.com\\\/?p=1423\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Santa 365: A Chet and Bernie eShort Story (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Spencer Quinn\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"http:\\\/\\\/www.chetthedog.com\"            },\n            \"isbn\": \"\"            },\n            \"author\": {\n                \"@type\": \"Person\",\n                \"name\": \"Debbie\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"http:\\\/\\\/silk-serif.com\\\/\"            },\n            \"reviewRating\": {\n                \"@type\": \"Rating\",\n                \"ratingValue\": 3.5,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n        <\/script>\n        <p>I&#8217;ve long awaited my chance to read a book from the Chet the Dog series, but I&#8217;ve also always been a bit apprehensive in regards to reading a novel written completely from the point of view of a canine. So, when I saw<em> Santa 365<\/em> I figured why not? I couldn&#8217;t resist an\u00a0 eShort story that could help me decide whether I really wanted to read this series or not. Results? Yes, I definitely want to read some more\u00a0 of the Chet and Bernie series.<\/p>\n<p><em>Plumpy Napoleon, freshly released from prison, visits the private detective who caught him only eight moths prior. Bernie, said detective, accepts Plumpy&#8217;s offer of being one of Plumpy&#8217;s first customers. What is Plumpy selling? Christmas spirit<strong>. <\/strong>Plumpy has started his own business called &#8220;Santa 365&#8221; which offers some home delivered Christmas cheer in the form of a festive Christmas party, a hand delivered tree plus Santa and his elves! All this for a nominal fee..with hidden extra fees, of course. Bernie signs on, attempting to prove to his son that Santa is indeed real. After the holiday bash Bernie realizes that Santa&#8217;s little helper helped himself to some very important belongings. Tracking down Santa&#8217;s helper only reveals another mystery that Chet and Bernie must solve. Unfortunately, adding to the mix is a visit from Bernie&#8217;s difficult mother and the business side of a shot gun (not at the same time, of course). This will be a Christmas this dynamic duo will never forget.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Santa 365 is properly cute and action packed; delivering an adorable story filled with Christmas cheer.<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"freeText2055695200547802093\"><em>Santa 365<\/em> was a cute and heart warming story with plenty of action to keep things interesting. <strong>I loved that Chet is an eternal optimist who has a very high sense of self-esteem.<\/strong> It&#8217;s important to have high self-esteem! Often, <strong>Chet gets lost in some of the more complicated discussions between Bernie and the villains which only leads to some hilarious musings that only a dog&#8217;s brain could develop<\/strong>. Chet&#8217;s limited understanding oft he world around him adds an amusing twist to a largely serious story.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to be honest and say that, as a Border Collie owner, I find the breed much more serious and disdainful in certain circumstances. I don&#8217;t know if this is just a personality trait specific to how I raised my dogs (they are spoiled!), but <strong>I felt like Chet is the stereotypical &#8220;happy-go-lucky&#8221; canine<\/strong>. I honestly wish mine could learn some of these happier traits from Chet instead of being so judgmental. Does anyone think Chet gives lessons on how to be a nicer dog?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>I definitely think that <em>Santa 365<\/em> is one of the few Christmas inspired novels I actually enjoyed.<\/strong> Although it focused on family, it also focused on the connection between a dog and his master and stars a funny, but exhilarating, chase to catch the bad guys before they ruin Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>This novel will appeal to readers who enjoy novels from a dog&#8217;s perspective, mysteries, comedies and chronicles featuring private detectives.<strong> Chet and Bernie deliver a hilarious and unique type of detective novel in <em>Santa 365<\/em> that will keep you interested until the last moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-final-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Spencer Quinn<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spencer-Quinn-120x80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Spencer Quinn lives on Cape Cod with his dog Audrey, and is hard at work on the next Chet and Bernie adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Quinn is a pseudonym of author Peter Abrahams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chetthedog.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Chet-The-Dog\/140036682725232\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1932450.Spencer_Quinn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"rating-report\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Rating Report<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Plot<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Characters<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Writing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Pacing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Cover<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ubb-rr-overall\">\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Overall:<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve long awaited my chance to read a book from the Chet the Dog series, but I&#8217;ve also always been a bit apprehensive in regards to reading a novel written completely from the point of view of a canine. 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