Author: Barbara O'Neal
Year published: 2024
Category: Adult fiction
Pages: 285 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5
Location: (my 2024 Google Reading map): UK and USA (NY)
Summary: Months after her mother passes away, artist Tillie Morrisey sees a painting in a gallery that leaves her inexplicably lightheaded and unsteady. When a handsome stranger comes to her aid, their connection is so immediate it seems fated, though Liam is only visiting for a few days.
Working on her own art has always been a refuge, but after discovering a document among her mother’s belongings that suggests Tillie’s life has been a lie, she begins to suffer from a series of fugue states, with memories surfacing that she isn’t even sure are her own. As her confusion and grief mount, and prompted by a lead on the painting that started it all, Tillie heads to a seaside village in England. There, she hopes to discover the source of her uncanny inspirations, sort out her feelings about Liam, and unravel truths that her mother kept hidden for decades.
Review: I haven't read a book for TLC Book Tours in such a very long time! At first this book didn't work for me and I was afraid I was going to have to push myself to finish it. And by the end, I was in tears.
While this book takes place in the present time, it reads (at first) as if it could be the 1500s. There is magical realism (something I struggle with), references to faeries (something I am not into), and more. But as the story progressed, I was caught up in Tillie's quest to figure out what's going on with her life and the secrets associated with it.
Liam is a calming and nice character who supports Tillie throughout her story, but I wasn't caught up in their romance. I think that isn't his purpose. Yes, they fall for one another, but it feels more like he is a connection that makes the end make sense rather than a love interest that. drives the plot.
This novel is unlike anything I've ever read before and it will be interesting to see how/if it sticks with me.
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