A Forgery of Roses

De: Jessica S. Olson

Narrado por: Billie Fulford-Brown

"A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist."
—Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Games

From the author of Sing Me Forgotten comes a lush new fantasy novel with art-based magic, romance, and murder…

Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she’s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people’s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son.

Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy’s death was no accident. A killer stalks these halls--one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor’s older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer’s next victim.

“A heady blend of the fantastical, the murderous, and the romantic.” —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

“Marvelously magical and steeping with mystery.” —Adalyn Grace, author of All the Stars and Teeth

Also by Jessica S. Olson:
Sing Me Forgotten

©2022 Jessica S. Olson (P)2022 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

fully fleshed out story

great characters... and great plot, and great plot twist. I basically binged this one 😁

Nice chill read. Really enjoyed.

This was really a pretty good book. I wasn’t wowed by it but I really enjoyed it. It was a nice change of scenery for me. It was a cute teen type story. Nothing too out there, not scary or intense just easy to follow medium paced. Not really any twists; there was a point that I didn’t necessarily see coming but it wasn’t shocking. Definitely not anything I put any thought into. Falls into that mystery category but I wasn’t trying to figure it out, just went with the flow. I was excited to keep going and see what would happen but in a super chill way.

loved it ☺️

saw an ad on Facebook for this and waited a month for it to come out. I truly enjoyed the story and loved the twist at the end. Also I found that having art as a power a refreshing aspect that I haven't read about before and gave the story a creative feel. I really hope that there will be a second one

It was okay!

It was a nice read to listen to while working, but it’s not something I was overly excited to even listen to. The romance was rather obvious, and almost an ‘insta-love’ feel. I feel like there were certain things left unanswered or not explained.

So Good!

This story well so written, I was hooked after the first chapter - finished in a few days, I couldn’t stop listening!!

Very good book

I like this book because it keep you wondering who was the killer and how she has her own troubles in life. The twist in in the book at the end were very surprising and love it.

Amazing!

Obsessed with everything about this book. The writing was great and I loved the world building, such an interesting form of magic! Really really liked Vincent and his ending was a complete shock lmao.

sad that it's over

the story was different in a good way
twists and turns throughout
loved it

Hard to get started

It is difficult to get to the plot at first. after listening for a while I discovered there is a mystery to be solved.It was just a little off for me.

Pretty Good

I like this story. It’s original and very interesting. I feel like it could have been better, though I cant articulate how. For one thing, it was too long. Some scenes were just too detailed and drawn out. I found the relationship between August and Myra to be a bit too insta-lovey. The performance was very good. I don’t think it’s necessarily worth a credit, but I bought it on sale and feel it was a good value.