M. Clifford (1) (1978–)

I had been looking forward to reading The Muse of Edouard Manet for a while. The plot sounded so interesting, a woman travels back in time and falls in love with a painter. Unfortunately the author apparently decided to write and publish this book without an editor. And that wasn't a great idea. The dialog isn't so good and the lovestory between Edouard and Emily is so cheesy that it's actually cringeworthy to read the book. Or perhaps I'm really picky when it comes to romance...
 
The only redeeming part is Edouard Manet himself. I had never heard of him and it was my curiosity about the man that kept me going. Also the kindle edition provided images of his paintings, so I didn't have to google them, that was great.… (més)

I had been looking forward to reading The Muse of Edouard Manet for a while. The plot sounded so interesting, a woman travels back in time and falls in love with a painter. Unfortunately the author apparently decided to write and publish this book without an editor. And that wasn't a great idea. The dialog isn't so good and the lovestory between Edouard and Emily is so cheesy that it's actually cringeworthy to read the book. Or perhaps I'm really picky when it comes to romance...
 
The only redeeming part is Edouard Manet himself. I had never heard of him and it was my curiosity about the man that kept me going. Also the kindle edition provided images of his paintings, so I didn't have to google them, that was great.… (més)

I feel so lucky to have stumbled across this gem. I can't even remember what I was looking for when I discovered this book, but something about it made me instantly purchase it. It just seemed like it had something special. It did.

I absolutely loved this story. Everything about it. The art, the history, the murder mystery.

I think the best thing about this book was that I was honestly able to trick my mind into believing that it was real. It was so well written and made so much sense that I almost believed that a woman named Emily traveled backwards in time and inspired Edouard's paintings.

I really think everyone should give this book a chance. I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out.… (més)