“You ended up admiring her, didn’t you?” I really enjoyed Maggie’s story and want to know more about her. Learning about the art world- the glamour and homeliness of it was fascinating and made for a great environment for this murder mystery. Tempted to give this a 3.5 instead because I didn’t *love* the ending. Also I was really for the women artists and women victims thing, and while the jealous murderess thing is interesting, I don’t think it was particularly well executed on Hummel’s part. I also want to know more about almost every character in the book- Hummel could’ve easily given us more. An easy read, too.

3.5 stars! Loved the beginning, but heavily lagged in the middle. Although, last 100ish pages were as magical as Vincent, Jet, and Franny. Made me nostalgic and believe in love just a little bit more.

I’m surprised reading other reviews for this book because I absolutely loved it and very early on I was already thinking “I cannot wait to give this 5 stars on goodreads.” Amber and Daphne are both incredibly compelling characters. I enjoyed the way the book was organized (3rd person nar. for Amber then 1st person nar. from Daphne) and it made the second part all the more exciting and insane (I have so much love for Daphne). Constantine really makes you think about perspective- I really liked Jackson in the beginning (ugh I should’ve known). Also, despite how batshit crazy Amber is, did she really deserve to end up in that relationship- was it selfish of Daphne to do what she did to her as an act of revenge? IDK! But! I couldn’t put this book down. From the very first page I wanted to know what the hell Amber’s deal was and I was not at all disappointed in the way it just turned into two incredibly beautiful, smart women girlbossing and gaslighting the other behind their backs. (Also the fact that Liv Constantine is the pen name for two sisters who live long distance is very cool to me so bonus points for that.)

There are certain books I think we stumble upon at specific points in our life for a reason and “A Walk in the Woods” was one of them for me. It’s not that deep, so I’m still trying to figure out exactly why I was so touched by Bryson’s tale. Written in 1999, I’m surprised by how aware Bryson is of climate charge and the ways the AT and National Parks contribute to it, as much as it does ‘protect’ the Earth from it - a very pleasant surprise! I finished it in the mountains in Ridgway, CO, which, I think, is how Bryson intended it to be finished.