The Painting Was Better

💎💎💎💎1/2 I knew this book was going to be heavier than most historical romances going into it, and it certainly delivered on that...

💎💎💎💎1/2 This book is the second in a series, and I wasn’t wild about the first one (It Happened One Summer), so I was nervous going...

💎💎💎💎💎 I recently read this author’s The House in the Cerulean Sea and immediately read that one aloud to my kids. This one is much...

💎💎💎💎 This is the sequel to The Lady’s Guide to Mystery and Mayhem, which I really enjoyed. I happen to love mystery novels where...

💎💎💎💎 I won’t lie, I was sucked in by the cover. Then I started reading, and the main character (Monty) is so unlikable at first, I...

💎💎💎💎1/2 This book is absolutely delightful. The writing is as hilariously snarky and irreverent as I have come to expect from Alexis...

💎💎💎💎💎 It took me a while to…process everything that happens in this book. Maas is not shy about killing off characters, let me just...

💎💎💎💎💎 After thinking a bit on whether to skip this and go ahead to the next one, since this book runs parallel, time-wise, to book...

💎💎💎💎💎 I’m…stunned, after reading this one. If book 4 sets everything up, this is when everything goes down and straight to hell...

💎💎💎💎💎 Similar to the previous book in the series, Heir of Fire, in this (huge) book the story begins to fill in blanks and grow in...

💎💎💎💎💎 The story really starts to pick up here, and I’m starting to connect more dots. The writing “settles” more in this book, which...

💎💎💎1/2 The premise of this book is kind of hilarious, and the way the premise plays out is even funnier. A bunch of retired folks are...

💎💎💎💎 I am making my way through this series, and though I still don’t like it as much as I liked ACOTAR, in this book, second in the...

💎💎💎💎 This YA fantasy novel tackles a lot of big subjects at once: war, loyalty, redemption, nature vs. nurture. The story focuses on...

💎💎💎💎💎 I was nervous starting this book: I’d heard a lot about it, somewhat mixed reviews. It’s about an aging movie star who asks a...

💎💎💎💎 This book is primarily about a woman, Nancy, who finds out her husband has been cheating on her, so she leaves to go stay with a...

💎💎💎1/2 I’ve read the entire ACOTAR* series, and I loved it, so I wanted to read Throne of Glass. It was…okay. It’s a good story, and...

💎💎💎💎1/2 I actually watched the movie first and then read the book (I know, sacrilege), which probably helped me picture some parts of...

💎💎💎💎💎 I’ll be honest, I’m biased on this one because I loooove Mhairi McFarlane’s writing. Her characters are so beautifully flawed...

💎💎💎💎💎 Right out of the gate, let me just say that this is one of my all-time favorite reads. I’ve read it twice and will read it...