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A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson

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alliexalex's review

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bzliz's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Myra is an artist known as a Prodigy- someone who can use art combined with magic to alter reality, like healing a wound, changing their hair color, and maybe even bringing them back from the dead. Her parents have been missing for a long time and she’s struggling to make ends meet while caring for her chronically ill sister Lucy. When the governor’s wife shows up at the art studio she works at, Myra accepts her offer to come bring her dead son back to life, but not everything is as it seems at the governor’s manor. 

Olson blends a unique magical system with lovable characters and just the right amount of regency style will they-won’t they between Myra and the governor’s other son August. I highly recommend for anyone who is looking for a historical fantasy wrapped up in a murder mystery. 

Spoilers for the ending:
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I did not see that twist coming at all. I was convinced that Vincent and Nigel were co-conspirators but I never could have guessed that they were the same person magically disguised. Even as Vincent was beginning his villain monologue, I thought he was a secret third son that the Harris family has cast aside. I’m still in shock that he was actually Will all along.
 

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duhduhduh_dana's review

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1.5

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_ladypearce_'s review

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I think that this is a really solid ya fantasy, but I just didn’t care about the characters that much. About halfway through I was like “im just gonna finish this because I want to know who the killer is.” I got to a point where I just didn’t really care but I did finish it so there’s that.
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tylerbriggs's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Full of twists, well written characters, keeps you engaged the whole time
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ratedbookish's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

“𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌. 𝙸𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚓𝚘𝚢.” - 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚂. 𝙾𝚕𝚜𝚘𝚗 (𝙰 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜)

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title: A Forgery of Roses 
author: Jessica S. Olson @jessicaolson123
genre: YA fantasy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

💭Thoughts: 

Alright so this book, y’all. 🥹 
Myra is our FMC. She’s brave, intelligent and has a tad bit of an attitude. 😍 August, our MMC, is anxious, awkward, and adorable. Their friendship and chemistry is so heartwarming and sweet. I saw other reviews saying #instalove but to me it was more like insta chemistry 🥰

This book took me on a trip. 🧳 
I originally started reading it as a part of @owlcrate bookclub in April 2022, but I’m a mood reader and I didn’t finish it. I am so MAD at myself for not finishing it sooner. 

I sat down to read a few chapters before bed, then next thing I know it’s 4 am and I read over 220 pages of this bad boy and finished it! I felt transported into this gothic, creepy-yet-magical world. 

This book has fantasy, magic, mystery, suspense, romance, and even some slight gore/horror-ish moments. 🚨definitely check the TW, there’s a lot going on here🚨

The magic system is unique. Myra is able to manipulate people’s appearances with her magic, by painting portraits. 🎨

I found all of the characters likable, even the bad guys. Well, except the Governor, but you’ll find he doesn’t play a huge part in the actual plot. Which is fine because he sucked. 😂 

Throughout this book there is many instances of “invisible disabilities”. As someone who struggles with chronic health issues and mental health, it was refreshing to see how Olson accurately and realistically portrayed how “invisible disabilities” can affect someone and the people around them. 
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paracosim's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m shocked by how much I enjoyed this book. I couldn’t stop reading it! I was on the edge of my seat most of the time and couldn’t stop wondering who the murderer was; it even haunted my dreams.
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