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Teaser Tuesday's: The Painted Girls: A Novel
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should
Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
Just do the following:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I'm currently reading The Painted Girls: A Novel by Cathy Marie Buchanan .
Kindle 92%
"There is a moment with his hand hovering over the small of my back, the small hairs growing there feeling the weight of it, before he shoves me away.
He straightens his collar, yells for me to get out."
I have to admit I've struggled with this book. The jury is still out for me as to whether I like it or not, even though I'm almost at the end of it. I love the historical aspect of the novel, in that the main characters really existed, and I love the time and place that the book is set in (Paris, 19th century). I have struggled mostly with the pace of the book and the lead character (the oldest sister), who has irritated me constantly throughout the whole book. However, in equal amounts I have huge sympathy for the poor of that time (especially the middle sister) and their trials and struggles just to get through each day, which has kept me turning the pages and interested in the storyline. I've not done with the book yet but I can't imagine that it will end well :(
Just do the following:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I'm currently reading The Painted Girls: A Novel by Cathy Marie Buchanan .
Kindle 92%
"There is a moment with his hand hovering over the small of my back, the small hairs growing there feeling the weight of it, before he shoves me away.
He straightens his collar, yells for me to get out."
I have to admit I've struggled with this book. The jury is still out for me as to whether I like it or not, even though I'm almost at the end of it. I love the historical aspect of the novel, in that the main characters really existed, and I love the time and place that the book is set in (Paris, 19th century). I have struggled mostly with the pace of the book and the lead character (the oldest sister), who has irritated me constantly throughout the whole book. However, in equal amounts I have huge sympathy for the poor of that time (especially the middle sister) and their trials and struggles just to get through each day, which has kept me turning the pages and interested in the storyline. I've not done with the book yet but I can't imagine that it will end well :(
Click on image to see the book on Amazon.
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