Painting Kisses (Audible Audio Edition) Melanie Jacobson Aubrey Warner Covenant Books
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Lia Carswell is good at what she does - even if it isn't as glamorous as her old life in Manhattan. The popular waitress works hard in a small Salt Lake City diner, with the goal of easing her sister's financial strain. And with her witty personality and good looks, she's something of an enigma to the male customers who vie for her attention. Ever the professional, Lia keeps her distance - with one exception. Aidan is a breakfast regular, and Lia's easy rapport with him draws her attention, though she would never let their relationship get serious - especially since he's not the only one trying to catch her eye. Her handsome neighbor Griff has been hinting that he wants more than a neighborly relationship.
Then her old New York artist life comes knocking, and an offer is made for a series of commissioned paintings. Lia knows it would ensure financial security for her family, but she doesn't know if she wants that life anymore. When she undertakes one final project, she reawakens her heart and soul. And as she finds herself falling in love and needing an outlet more and more, she realizes her paintings might be her saving grace.
Painting Kisses (Audible Audio Edition) Melanie Jacobson Aubrey Warner Covenant Books
Let me just say that that was one of the most frustrating books I've ever read in my life, and i honestly cannot say that if i could go back in time, I would spend any money on this book. I certainly wouldn't spend five dollars on this book let alone ten or fifteen. Lia seemed like five different people to me. She was a playful at one moment, at cutting and sassy person sometimes, then she was a shrew at others, judging others, overreacting, and wanting people to act the way she thought that they should or they didn't deserve her attention. She loved her niece and sister, but was pretty much disloyal to anyone else. Her bad behavior and dramatics ruined most of the book for me and it felt like the ending was spent trying to make Lia look better than her prior actions had displayed.Second, she was a nut job, and I hated the way that the author portrayed artists. She described people with colors, and made Lia so overly dramatic and emotional, almost to the point of seeming bi-polar. I understand that art has emotion and that some artists are more emotional than others, but not all artists or women are nutcases, and that's how Lia was coming of as to me. It was a bit insulting, me being an artist and having experienced selling work and giving it to close friends. Sure I miss the compositions, and I think about them often. I even hate the thought that someone might not fully appreciate them, but I don't have a frickin' break down over it, or claim to have "lost a part of my soul". To tell the honest truth I was happy at the end because it was over and I felt free to write an honest review and move on. 2.5 stars
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Painting Kisses (Audible Audio Edition) Melanie Jacobson Aubrey Warner Covenant Books Reviews
I've loved everything I've read by Melanie Jacobson her writing is clean, fun, refreshing and sweet. Painting Kisses is no exception. Lia Carswell has left behind a hot-shot life in New York as a premier artist (leaving behind her not-so-hot ex-husband) for a quieter life in Salt Lake City working in a diner and helping her sister raise her niece, Chloe. After her experience with her ex, she's less than interested in dating, particularly not anyone who's handsome and confident, like Aidan, the construction worker who flirts with her at the diner--he rings all the wrong bells after her previous experience with romance. She's actually more interested in Griff, her nice-but-quiet neighbor, who doesn't scare her--but who also doesn't spark quite the same emotional response.
After getting an unexpected commission from a former New York contact, Lia finds herself doing something she never thought she'd do again paint. As she rediscovers the joy of creating, she finds herself opening in other ways as well, including to the unexpected joys of a new romance.
I thought this was quite well done. The characters are real--and, seeing them through Lia's eyes, we make some of the same misjudgments that she does. I liked, too, that this novel had some unexpected depth it wasn't just about romance and kissing, but about Lia coming to terms with her past. As an amateur artist myself, I also resonated with Lia's deep satisfaction in creativity, and I thought Jacobson's descriptions of that process were nicely done. One of my favorite lines in the book compares Lia's sisters to paintings a radiant Klimt when she's rested, a muted Modigliani when she's exhausted. That was enough to conjure a near-perfect impression for me.
My only real complaint is that the book is too short! I wanted just a little more resolution to the love story.
Audience Adult (Clean)
Genre Romance
Length 240 pgs
Rating 5+
Review I saw a review of this book a few weeks ago that said it was Melanie's best yet and it made me eager to read it. The paperback has been sitting on my bookshelf forever, but with other reading responsibilities crammed into my life, I had to set it aside. Plus, I have it in paperback, and lately it's easier for me to read on my .
But, the reviewer is absolutely right. This is Melanie's best yet. Maybe you caught a conversation on Twitter that I had with Sarah Eden about romance, but we discussed how we loved Melanie's heroines and how they fought hard for what they wanted and sometimes even against what they wanted, but how we understood every choice they made because it was always in character. That's exactly what makes THIS book awesome-tastic. Lia is a great character. She is cool and an artist and the way she sees the world is so so wonderful. I loved the way the romance grew--in a slow-burn way that usually drives me nuts, but everything was perfect. Perfect. So yeah, my favorite so far of Melanie's!
Content
Sex - 1 (kissing)
Language - 0
Violence - 0
Overall Rating - PG
Let me just say that that was one of the most frustrating books I've ever read in my life, and i honestly cannot say that if i could go back in time, I would spend any money on this book. I certainly wouldn't spend five dollars on this book let alone ten or fifteen. Lia seemed like five different people to me. She was a playful at one moment, at cutting and sassy person sometimes, then she was a shrew at others, judging others, overreacting, and wanting people to act the way she thought that they should or they didn't deserve her attention. She loved her niece and sister, but was pretty much disloyal to anyone else. Her bad behavior and dramatics ruined most of the book for me and it felt like the ending was spent trying to make Lia look better than her prior actions had displayed.
Second, she was a nut job, and I hated the way that the author portrayed artists. She described people with colors, and made Lia so overly dramatic and emotional, almost to the point of seeming bi-polar. I understand that art has emotion and that some artists are more emotional than others, but not all artists or women are nutcases, and that's how Lia was coming of as to me. It was a bit insulting, me being an artist and having experienced selling work and giving it to close friends. Sure I miss the compositions, and I think about them often. I even hate the thought that someone might not fully appreciate them, but I don't have a frickin' break down over it, or claim to have "lost a part of my soul". To tell the honest truth I was happy at the end because it was over and I felt free to write an honest review and move on. 2.5 stars
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