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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Thank you Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The Painter’s Daughters is the perfect balance of history and fiction, taking us back in time to the 18th century and it’s art and music scene. We are introduced to the renowned (real life) painter, Thomas Gainsborough, and his family. His daughters Molly and Peggy, are bound to each other by their deep love, protection and sense of loyalty to one another. As the girls get older and family secrets begin to surface (some
factual, some created by the author) the promise of their futures in high society will be tested.
This story was a slow starter for me but once the pace picked up and the plot twists began brewing, I was glued. Emily Howes does a wonderful job at atmospheric writing, and provided a look at life back then so vivid that I could’ve lived it. If you have no prior knowledge of this era prepare yourself for the google deep dive it will take you down!
The Painter’s Daughters is the perfect balance of history and fiction, taking us back in time to the 18th century and it’s art and music scene. We are introduced to the renowned (real life) painter, Thomas Gainsborough, and his family. His daughters Molly and Peggy, are bound to each other by their deep love, protection and sense of loyalty to one another. As the girls get older and family secrets begin to surface (some
factual, some created by the author) the promise of their futures in high society will be tested.
This story was a slow starter for me but once the pace picked up and the plot twists began brewing, I was glued. Emily Howes does a wonderful job at atmospheric writing, and provided a look at life back then so vivid that I could’ve lived it. If you have no prior knowledge of this era prepare yourself for the google deep dive it will take you down!
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not my normal read and overall to depressing for me, BUT if you like historical inspired fiction and stories of girls/women navigating life at a time where everything was against them, you will probably enjoy this book.
The story was interesting and well written, just not my favorite kind of book.
The story was interesting and well written, just not my favorite kind of book.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written and captivating. Yet sometimes a bit slow
This book was very interesting. It takes place in the 1700s and is about painter Thomas Gainsborough, his wife, and daughters. His eldest daughter, Molly, is not all mentally there. Obviously that was very bad in the 1700s. His other daughter Peggy tries to hide what is wrong with Molly as best she can because she does not want her to get sent away to an asylum. There is not a lot of good that happens in this novel. It is just everything the family goes through. They are not rich by any means but they get by. Of course they want their daughters to marry rich men so they will be taken care of, but Peggy knows it can never happen for Molly and it can never happen for her because she will always have to take care of Molly. It is rough. I guess this book is also about keeping secrets and sisterhood. Thomas Gainsborough painted his daughters so I had to look up his paintings so that was fun to see.
-And he will have to play the game that we all play, the game of blanking out the things that are not convenient to remember.
-And he will have to play the game that we all play, the game of blanking out the things that are not convenient to remember.
Although this sounded promising, 40 pages in I'm snoozing.....
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An enjoyable read centred around the lives of Thomas Gainsborough's daughters. The author skillfully weaves fact with fiction into a compelling story.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes