A review by marieeatscake
The Inspiration by Ruth Clampett

4.0

The tortured artist. He's like the bad boy of the art world. You know you should stay away but he lures you in with his passion, his insight, his sensitivity. This is the predicament that Ava finds herself in when she meets Max. With each page turn, Ava falls deeper into Max's world of noisy color, rough edgy texture, but most of all, beauty. I loveloveloved the imagery the author conjured up when describing the paintings in the story. It would be interesting to see how other readers interpreted each piece of art work in the story. I also loved that the author mentioned some great places in LA that I hadn't heard about. The places discussed in the story are definitely places I'll have to check out next time I'm in LA. I'm looking forward to other books in this series.