Though an uninspiring romantic subplot detracts from the twisting, secret-layered narrative, its gothic ambiance and the strong bond between Myra and Lucy delivers. Together with August Harris, the governor’s forgotten eldest son, who experiences anxiety, Myra must work to solve Wilburt’s murder so she can fulfill her bargain-before his killer catches up with her. When she inadvertently reveals her gift to the governor’s wife, Myra has no choice but to accept the woman’s offer: if Myra can paint a portrait that can resurrect the governor’s murdered son, Wilburt, she will receive enough money to find better care for Lucy and ensure the woman’s silence. You won’t be able to put this excellent enchanting novel down tell you have unraveled who murder the famous.

But in the fictional city of Lalverton-where the governor considers her gift a blasphemy-Myra has been forced to become a portraitist’s assistant, knowing that to expose her power would be akin to targeting Myra and her ill younger sister, Lucy, just like their mother, who disappeared a year before. Review: The mysterious disappearance of parents, unique magic system connection to painting, the murder of a famous royal, and a pair of siblings desperate to survive are the themes you find embedded in the pages of A Forgery of Roses. Discussion questions are listed below, and anyone who participates in the. Seventeen-year-old Myra Whitlock has a powerful gift: she can alter living bodies through her paintings. Welcome back to the sixth day of our book club readalong for OwlCrate's March book, A Forgery of Roses Just a reminder that this will be a SPOILER discussion for Chapters 32-37 of A Forgery of Roses, so make sure you read are finished this section before continuing. Olson ( Sing Me Forgotten) crafts a lush and atmospheric murder mystery in this take on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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