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The protagonist in “The Painter” is somewhat different from many other Heller novels. I very much enjoyed his complexity. The book made me feel, in some ways, similar to how I felt reading “The River”.

I really enjoyed this #DayOfTheDead #ThematicCozies book. I am hoping to find the next one on Libby :) --- Growing up, my family celebrates the Day of the Dead. My husband and I have tried to keep this tradition in VT with a little offering we keep in our home, but I really need to find a better area to put it in our home, so I can tend to it properly.

Pic is from a Doggie Church in VT that reminded me of home.

My #ThematicCozies pic. Also I needed a new #AudioReSet book 🖤🖤

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I‘ve been meaning to post this since my trip last month…

📗 Old Venus (signed) from George R. R. Martin‘s bookstore, Beastly Books

📕 The Painter, set in Santa Fe, found used in op.cit. books

Even though there are only 2 books, they‘re hardcover and they would only fit in my carry-on so I still feel this fits the definition of “haul.” 😅

I keep forgetting to share my November reading wrap up! I haven‘t read 4 books in one month in awhile so yay! But I hope I can top that this month.

#bookly #booklyapp

Part art book/part memoir, this beautiful little book shows us Santa Fe as it was 100 years ago, and laments how it‘s changed in the following 60 years. A lovely little time machine.
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📸 Taken in the lobby of the Best Western Plus Inn of Santa Fe on Friday

An adorable reimagining of Baba Yaga as a witch from Santa Fe. I loved all of the nods to the inspiration, like the roadrunner legs and the prickly pear fence. I'm not sure why the girl looks like she stepped out of Tim Burton's imagination in most scenes. #Retelling #BabaYaga #Witch #PictureBook

I had high hopes for this, as I LOVED The River. This just didn‘t do it for me, though. The story itself was decent (although what happened with Grant, and Jason at the end, was quite silly), but I just didn‘t connect enough with Jim to care about his running monologue, especially when describing his paintings.
⭐️: 3/5

Reading this delightful book at a heavenly spa in Santa Fe. I‘m reading and listening to the audio version. Warner‘s language is lovely, and the narrator of the audio is excellent.

#summer #summervacation #spalife

Peter Heller's writing is amazing. Descriptive, poetic, and makes me want to leave my coastal home and move to the mountains, and take up fly fishing. Jim is a painter with a violent past. When he sees a man abusing a horse, his violent tendencies return, setting off a cat and mouse game between the good guys and the bad guys. But who is good and who is bad? Jim is not even sure himself. 4 stars 🌟