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It's a Mad Mad World
It's a Mad Mad World rated it 10 years ago
Author M. J. Rose on Tour March 15-April 3, 2015 with The Witch of Painted Sorrows (historical suspense / paranormal) Release date: March 17, 2015 by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster ISBN: 978-1476778068 Hardcover, 384 pages also available as ebook Author’s page | Goodreads *** SYNOPSIS Possession...
Elysium
Elysium rated it 10 years ago
This is the second book I’ve read from the author and it seems that she manages to make me love books about subjects I know nothing about. I don’t know a first thing about art but this was really interesting. When we first meet Sandrine she’s insecure woman who is still grieving for her father, r...
TBR Mountain Range
TBR Mountain Range rated it 10 years ago
Filled with dark history, ancient artifacts, artists’ ambience, sensuality, suspense and a most compelling characterization, THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS contains the perfect twist Gothic Romance lovers will find irresistible. THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS is very aptly named as you’ll discover if ...
carolesrandomlife
carolesrandomlife rated it 10 years ago
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.3 StarsI have mixed feelings regarding this book. I was so excited to read this book since the description held such promise. I saw that this book was set in Belle Époque Paris during the late 1800s and it just sounded wonderful. I thought t...
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land"
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land" rated it 10 years ago
Arc provided by Atria Books through Netgalley Release Date: March 17 th DNF at 30% I'll start with the positives: The pretty cover and the enticing title...both of them, made me click the request button. The writing: The story is mainly told in such a boring, fastidiou...
Jasmyn's Reviews
Jasmyn's Reviews rated it 10 years ago
Such a good book. This one seemed to have just about everything. We have a wife on the run from her horrible husband, the beautiful setting of historical Paris, dark family secrets, and a love affair. These are all woven beautifully together to create the story of La Lune and Sandrine. I'm not even ...
100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews
Sandrine Salome runs away from her home in New York and manipulative husband after a tragedy. She returns to her Grandmother’s mansion in Paris; as a famous courtesan her Grandmother still maintains influence and wealth. When Sandrine arrives, she finds the mansion empty. Her Grandmother has move...
Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite
Sandrine is a runaway. She's running away from her husband, her father's death, and scandal. The only person who can shelter her is Sandrine's courtesan grandmother, Eva. But in M.J. Rose's The Witch of Painted Sorrows, the Paris of 1894 turns out to be far from the sanctuary Sandrine hoped for... ...
Libromancer's Apprentice
Libromancer's Apprentice rated it 10 years ago
I don't like Fifty Shades of Grey (and yes, I have read the entire series). But then, if you've been reading my reviews, you'll find that I take issue with a lot of romance and erotic novels. I'm picky about writing style, quality of editing, and the pervasiveness of certain troupes and abusive be...
Tired of Spamlikes
Tired of Spamlikes rated it 10 years ago
Synopsis: Possession. Power. Passion. New York Times bestselling novelist M. J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris. Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother’s Paris mansion to esc...
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