Woman on Fire

So this book took me weeks to read. Not because I didn't enjoy this book, because I DID (I gave it 4.5⭐). I just have so many NetGalley books to get through that I was “multi-tasking” with books LOL. Anyone else relate? ⁠
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Anyway, this was my first Lisa Barr book and WOW. Just wow. There was a beautiful mix of romance, deceit, mystery and suspense. I haven't picked up a historical fiction in awhile and this piqued my interest in HF again. (Pretty sure the last historical fiction I read was The Nightingale). I went in blind, and was quickly reeled in. I'm not too big into the art scene but this story was so compelling and truly had me in its grips. I adored, yet loathed the characters. The plot development was on point. There is mention of drug/alcohol addiction and murder/violence, which could be triggering to some. If I had to nit-pick, I would say that there are A LOT of characters, which could be a bit confusing at times; and I feel as though the book could have been a wee bit shorter (about 50 pages too long). But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. ⁠