lastblossom recenzis The Art of Love and Lies de Rebecca Anderson
Endearing clean romance featuring a sweet couple and a lot of great historical flourishes. Gets some miscommunication drama in the back half.
It's clear that the author Rebecca Anderson loves art. The MC's enthusiasm is infectious - not just to other characters, but to the reader as well, and I found myself caught up in her excitement. It's this passion for art that also makes it easy to see why Martin is so immediately attracted to her. Even though our leading couple have a rather instant liking, it doesn't hit my usual instalove bumps of "but why???" and I found their relationship to be rather endearing. The plot was straightforward with stakes that kept me invested and a satisfying conclusion. To my personal distaste, the book also includes the one-two combo of miscommunication and jumping to conclusions to generate drama. Such is life. Overall, a fun and cute read for anyone looking for clean romance with a sweet couple and some well-researched historical fiction.
Thanks to NetGalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing for …
It's clear that the author Rebecca Anderson loves art. The MC's enthusiasm is infectious - not just to other characters, but to the reader as well, and I found myself caught up in her excitement. It's this passion for art that also makes it easy to see why Martin is so immediately attracted to her. Even though our leading couple have a rather instant liking, it doesn't hit my usual instalove bumps of "but why???" and I found their relationship to be rather endearing. The plot was straightforward with stakes that kept me invested and a satisfying conclusion. To my personal distaste, the book also includes the one-two combo of miscommunication and jumping to conclusions to generate drama. Such is life. Overall, a fun and cute read for anyone looking for clean romance with a sweet couple and some well-researched historical fiction.
Thanks to NetGalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing for an advance copy. All thoughts in this review are my own!