Based on the blurb, this sounded really intriguing but the execution fell short for me.

I enjoyed the writing within this book but I struggled with one of the main characters, Tamara, and her choices. I also generally did not like this character's personality.

The art history chapters of this book were much better than the present day chapters with Tamara, but I still found the story to be a bit slow and it wasn't too gripping for me. When I read this blurb, I was really hoping for a similar experience to The Goldfinch.

In my opinion, the supernatural aspect felt out of place within this story. What I did enjoy was reading about the artists. Their characters seemed to match up with what I've learned about their real life counterparts. The personalities felt fitting.

Overall, I don't think this was a bad book by any means but I also felt that it struggled to come together in a way that I personally would've liked it to.

Thank you to Algonquin Books and The Future of Agency for the ARC. All opinions are my own.