I am conflicted about what to write for the review and about the number of stars to give this book.On the one hand, the story is very tightly crafted, well written, well edited, well thought out.... (That would normally be 4 or 5 stars from me.)On the other hand, I liked but didn't love it. Perhaps that is more about me and my preferences than about the book itself. (While I like it, I couldn't recommend it because I didn't love/enjoy it, so that would "merit" three stars).I guess if I average it, a 4 and a 3 would average 3.5 and I guess I will round up.If you like serious, artsy, Angsty stories, where the characters are busy repelling one another while irrevocably being drawn together, where there is a lot of discussion about artt, its imagry and essence, and where there is misunderstanding...constantly, this is for you. The detailed imagery in this book is AMAZING!And so is the humor!Your heart will also shatter along with the characters in a few places...It's all in here...love, romance, humor, anger, frustration, hope, healing, etc...Lia Carswell used to go by the name of Leandra Tate, a famous New York artist.But when her paintings were sold to the highest bidder at any cost Lia realized they were only buying the paintings to claim they had one, not because they understood it.And on top of that her marriage was failing...So she ran from it all.Back home in Salt Lake City Lia is a waitress at a local diner and is helping her sister raise her niece, Chloe.Life seems to be content until they realize that the best school for Chloe to attend will take thousands of dollars.How can they can come up with that kind of money?Lia will need to paint again.But can Lia put her soul back onto a canvas?And what about Aidan and Griff?This book will leave you sighing at the end!SO. SO. SO. GOOD!
What do You think about Painting Kisses (2014)?
I have liked most of her books and this one was a fun one to read after a stressful couple of days.
—RainHart
As always with Melanie Jacobson's books, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sad when it was over!
—Unwanted_not_loved333
Lots of sensory details in this book. I loved the strong, vivid characters.
—zahra
