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This piece originally appeared in the Washington Independent Review of Books:
Painters are disappearing throughout Lalverton with many devout citizens say this is just treatment for those who choose to paint--a creative outlet seen as holy and solely as the domain of the Great Artist. Conservatives including the governor fear the growing popularity in portraiture; the presence of Prodigy magic in Lalverton makes the taboo artform seem like even more of a threat.
With her mother--another Prodigy an ...more
Painters are disappearing throughout Lalverton with many devout citizens say this is just treatment for those who choose to paint--a creative outlet seen as holy and solely as the domain of the Great Artist. Conservatives including the governor fear the growing popularity in portraiture; the presence of Prodigy magic in Lalverton makes the taboo artform seem like even more of a threat.
With her mother--another Prodigy an ...more
The premise was really interesting: a painter whose paintings can make things real hired to paint someone recently dead as living. I mean, if you can fix a crooked nose or a dowager hump by painting, you can certainly revive a human. Right? Sadly, the people were far less interesting and the plot was really predictable. Lots of skimming got me through this.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.
Dec 06, 2021
Emrys
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