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A quick thriller surrounding mysterious deaths in a family that owned one of the infamous Black paintings by Goya. It‘s full of family secrets sprinkled in with some art history. I am a tough critic when it‘s comes to mysteries. I liked it, but want more....

⭐️⭐️⭐️ the mystery had promise but the characters were eh..an easily predictable tale surrounding a cursed painting belonging to a family with multiple secrets.

This was a quick read. A family has a Goya painting and think it has caused problems for their family since their dad got it. Family secrets long hidden come out. I just thought it was so-so. Even though it was quick, I found it lacking.

So I‘m halfway through and probably going to skim to the end. It has annoying yet one dimensional characters and not a great deal is happening. It‘s definitely not much about the painting or its curse but more about the annoying people in the family. Another bummer book club choice. 😭😭😭

My hibernating by the fire on Sunday / Snow Emergency reading. This is also my in-person book club book.

A perfect self portrait for today / this weekend. A(nother) snow emergency has been called so I‘ll be hibernating by the fire again with my book!

#16 for 2018
I finished it as I hate not finishing a book but I was underwhelmed and therefore wouldn't recommend it.

Can paintings be possessed? The family at the center of this story thinks so. They‘ve been haunted by a Goya painting for years, and blame it for the horrible things that have happened in their lives. Goya‘s work *is* startling in its rawness ( Saturn devouring his son is shown here) but it‘s the evil perpetrated by the living that startles me the most. Good book....

A cursed painting and plenty of family secrets, this is a fast-paced read and is one of the #BooksComingIn2018. Based on the stories surrounding Goya and his black paintings, this quick read is an interesting one with some plot twists more predictable than others! #BlackAndGold #ReindeerReads @Jess7 #CozyUpWithBooks @MyNovelOpinion

Another book that sounded good -family secrets and a creepy missing Goya painting that is rumored to cause death because of a demon living in it- but it just didn‘t do it for me. The character development was not there and pacing was off. Advance Reading Copy. 1/18 publication date.