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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
This book about the way art can embody our deepest emotions, the ones hidden from everyone else, revolves around two relationships between pairs of women, past and present, in a bizarrely cowardly way. Two women want to run away together? They must be "close friends." Can this book really have been written by a romance author in 2024? Very disappointing.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise of this book was a lot of fun and rather unique. I thought it was cool how Camille could step into the world of paintings, that is rather interesting to me and I kept thinking about all the paitnings I’d like to step into. Of course for me, most of them were either on the country side or by the beach, because I just want to relax! Camille turned her ability into an interesting career and is now working as an auctioneer for art. Because of the fantasy / magical realism elements, my mind would often wander, not necessarily for bad reasons, but I just couldn’t help but imagine what this would be like in the “real” world. It did become a little distracting to me, but eventually I finished the book and ended up enjoying it. The main character was fairly unlikeable, and despite wanting to connect with her, I just couldn’t. But again, I felt a connection to the plot so that kept me going and I was rooting for her no matter how much I disliked her. It was an interesting tug-of-war with my emotions throughout. Because of how this book made me feel, I did take a little longer than my norm to finish it and completed it over the course of a few days as I couldn’t read more than an hour or so at a time.
I do recommend this book to those who love art and magical realism, this one is sure to play with your emotions!
Thank you to the publisher for the arc. All opinions are my own.
I do recommend this book to those who love art and magical realism, this one is sure to play with your emotions!
Thank you to the publisher for the arc. All opinions are my own.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The premise is a good one but the plot lacked the ability to sustain interest. It was too dull and drawn out. There was something missing. The writing is good but I was bored. It was slow and trudging.
If it started with the writing halfway in the book, it might have made for an interesting read. It was hard categorising this- it had elements of magic, mystery and suspense.
But it had certain elements which may appeal- thriller, Arthurian legend, supernatural, gothic and horror.
What it lacked at the beginning it made for halfway into the plot and that ending was totally unexpected.
If you like mysteries with elements of magic then you should try this.