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reading slump who? also, i know we're supposed to think Laurie is an ass but he's my fave character so far

First story was solid. Excited to read the rest

loving this

I am 30 pages away from finally being free of this wretched thing

one page in and already i dislike Birdie. hoo boy i don't think this is gonna be good

Decent so far but how tf do you write a fantasy novel and not do ANY world-building -__-

so far, so not good. I didn't think Greek mythology could be such a snoozefest

Giving Saint another go despite finding Ariadne subpar. Love that the covers match so well

ugh real life and the human need for sleep interfering with me finishing this book

"I cared what Briana would think. I cared a lot. What if I accepted this friend request and she realized how boring I am? Or I somehow failed to meet some expectation of who I was outside of work? What if she simply didn't like me once she knew me better?"

I am 100% Jacob.

Theory time! (Spoiler?): Juana and Catalina were having an affair (or possibly Juana's feelings were unrequited) and Rodolfo murdered Catalina because of it. Catalina, possibly being a witch, now haunts the house, and I think there's possibly another entity she brought with her there. I've had this theory for a good 60ish pages and since then I've gathered more evidence to support my theory. Hope I'm right 😁

This is so good I have to force myself to stop so that I can tend to my basic needs (my deepest apologies to my stomach at the moment)

Intriguing so far. Really annoyed by the [unfair] negative reviews on this though (insulting a woman's face? Really?). Will be coming for ya when I finish and write my review 😈

Another little thing bothering me. When the one guy (no spoilers here!) insults Lillian, he says her nose is too big to be in any artists' studio. What a stupid insult! The real model Lillian is based on was coveted so much by artists because of her Classical features. And what do Classical statues have? BIG NOSES!! Ugh. Insults (in books) are only good when founded in truth. This one was not and it's just not good.

This might just be a *me* thing, but it bothers me that someone whose life's work and passion that is rooted in the art world mispronounced an artist's name (van Gogh). To only include the British pronunciation and American pronunciation fell short to me. There could have definitely been a short description where the character explained how to pronounce van Gogh's name correctly.

I need to go to some art museums ASAP

it's very clear to me that back in 1998, David Frawley did not believe in the Oxford comma. I sincerely hope that since then his beliefs have changed for the better

Forgot for like a week that I was reading this

Taking lots of notes 🤓 (srsly tho my hand hurts)

Still waiting for the yoga to make its appearance 😮‍💨