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teenageread · 10 months

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Review: The Art of Loves and Lies

Synopsis:

Manchester, England, 1857

Rosanna Hawkins is one of Manchester’s finest artists, even though no one knows her name. She reproduces “parlor versions” of classic masterpieces with near-perfect precision, which her employer then sells to the emerging upper-middle class families of Manchester.

When the largest art exhibition ever to be held in Manchester opens, Rosanna attends, excited by the chance to sketch such famous works. When she meets the handsome Detective Martin Harrison, who is head of security for the exhibition, she is immediately intrigued by his charm, confidence, and canvas-worthy good looks. The two spend many a flirtatious afternoon exploring the exhibition hall, discussing art and sharing their secret hopes. Rosanna dreams of painting something original and meaningful, and Martin hopes to one day shed the shadow of his father’s notorious past.

The couple’s blossoming summer romance takes a strange turn when Rosanna recognizes her own works on display in the exhibition hall. Someone is stealing paintings and replacing them with her parlor version reproductions. When the evidence casts suspicion on her, Rosanna must convince Detective Harrison of her innocence and proposes a plan to capture the real art thief.

Plot:

Bringing art to the middle class is what Rosanna’s calling is. Painting near-perfect replicas of famous paintings, her sales associate Anton Greystone sells them to the middle class so that all can enjoy Europe’s top paintings. Where Rosanna has tried her hand at painting her own original work, Anton keeps her on a tight ship with his callous laughter at her attempts, while kissing her and declaring her to be his favorite. Where Anton and Rosanna’s relationship moved from business to flirtatious, being his “Bunny” was not what Rosanna pictured love to be. Going to the Art Treasure Exhibition to practice those masterpieces Anton expects her to recreate, was when she was nearly knocked down by Inspector Martin Harrison. Working as head of security, Martin was shocked to have never recognized such a beautiful woman in his exhibition before. Making acquaintances, Rosanna and Martin begin having afternoon tours of the exhibition, making light conversation, joking with each other, and growing a friendship that can go beyond. Martin wants to shed his father’s criminal past, and Rosanna wants to be recognized for her own artistic abilities. When exploring the exhibition, Martin tells Rosanna that he stopped a robbery, only for Rosanna to tell him that he was mistaken. As the exhibition did get robbed, with Rosanna’s painting being the replacement for the real deal. With his only suspect, Martin is forced to arrest Rosanna, hating himself for falling in love with a criminal. Yet, Rosanna will not go quietly. Knowing Anton is behind it, Rosanna is willing to risk getting arrested by Martin again and face serious jail time to get the masterpiece back at the exhibition, and hopes that Marin will forgive her.

Thoughts:

Rebecca Anderson writes this fantastic proper romance about an inspector and an artist falling in love at The Art Treasure Exhibition. Anderson kept the plot moving with a third-person perspective switching between Rosanna and Martin, with a few newspaper entries from Lottie, Rosanna’s sister, talking about the exhibition. Rosanna is a great character to hear from, as she is brave, caring, and has a general belief in the work she does. As a woman in 1857, making her own money and living in a Boarding House, is as independent as one could be given her status. Martin is also a great character, with his own dedication to his career, he is charming and fun with Rosanna while being stoic on his own. What I wish Anderson added was more about Martin’s past, as they give a brief info about his father’s criminal past, but I felt they could have gone more in-depth. Also more Lottie! As a fantastic writer and a fun character, Anderson gave us only a few of Lottie’s articles in-between chapters, where I felt they could have been more. The plot itself is predictable, and with the genre of being a romance you know Rosanna and Martin will end up together, despite the plot twist Anderson adds to the middle of the story. Still, it was a fun story, showing the love two people can share, a bit of a heist aspect, and some precious art work stolen and then returned.

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dragonroilz · 8 months

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hour long study of a scene that makes me feel nothing

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tinukis · 23 days

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tawnysoup · 1 month

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nothing in life is certain except that i will always end up drawing blorbo with or as luxray somehow

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novicedraws · 6 months

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Random AU time, instead of being raised on earth realm and trained by the monks. Raiden is Li Mei's second in command and is naturally gifted with the powers of lighting/thunder.

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yuviur · 7 months

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All these things I've tried, boy, be cute be dumb be wise be young So don't tell me what to fear in the darkness of this atmosphere Dirty Imbecile | The happy Fits

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nesperus · 6 months

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