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kimveach's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love it when historical fiction is the basis for a contemporary thriller.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Drug use, Genocide, Confinement, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
thereadingnook's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So this book took me weeks to read. Not because I didn't enjoy this book, because I DID (I gave it 4.5⭐). I just have so many NetGalley books to get through that I was "multi-tasking" with books LOL. Anyone else relate?
Anyway, this was my first Lisa Barr book and WOW. Just wow. There was a beautiful mix of romance, deceit, mystery and suspense. I haven't picked up a historical fiction in awhile and this piqued my interest in HF again. (Pretty sure the last historical fiction I read was The Nightingale). I went in blind, and was quickly reeled in. I'm not too big into the art scene but this story was so compelling and truly had me in its grips. I adored, yet loathed the characters. The plot development was on point. There is mention of drug/alcohol addiction and murder/violence, which could be triggering to some. If I had to nit-pick, I would say that there are A LOT of characters, which could be a bit confusing at times; and I feel as though the book could have been a wee bit shorter (about 50 pages too long). But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Anyway, this was my first Lisa Barr book and WOW. Just wow. There was a beautiful mix of romance, deceit, mystery and suspense. I haven't picked up a historical fiction in awhile and this piqued my interest in HF again. (Pretty sure the last historical fiction I read was The Nightingale). I went in blind, and was quickly reeled in. I'm not too big into the art scene but this story was so compelling and truly had me in its grips. I adored, yet loathed the characters. The plot development was on point. There is mention of drug/alcohol addiction and murder/violence, which could be triggering to some. If I had to nit-pick, I would say that there are A LOT of characters, which could be a bit confusing at times; and I feel as though the book could have been a wee bit shorter (about 50 pages too long). But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
kathyf1687's review
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Stalking, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Addiction, Antisemitism, and Self harm
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