{"id":12165,"date":"2021-03-23T16:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T23:35:47","slug":"book-review-the-muse-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/23\/book-review-the-muse-by-lauren-blakely\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Muse by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title: The Muse<\/a> (Beautiful Magic #1)
Author: Lauren Blakely<\/a>
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy
My rating: 5 of 5<\/a> stars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julien Granier is a connoisseur of fine art. Art speaks to him. Now he unimaginably begins to live it. At night at the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay it comes to life to breathe, entertain and interact with him. A beautiful experience only he sees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Museums are like churches for art. Sacred spaces or holy ground or something.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a new Renoir is scheduled to show, Julien immediately feels connected to the woman in the painting. He can’t wait until she comes to him and can interact with him. When she finally comes to life, he is sunk in love with Clio, a woman unlike any he’s met or imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yes, that’s it. We come like pilgrims to an abbey to see them.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Unlike any other Lauren Blakely read, I grabbed this assuming it was another Rom-Com but was not disappointed with this beautiful Contemporary Fantasy. The mystery element is very well done also. I wish that I didn’t have such a hard time looking away from the cover, though. Mmmm. Man candy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, The Muse is an inspiring read. See what I did there? I urge Lauren Blakely’s readers to take the leap to something a little outside her box. Even if you don’t ultimately enjoy the genre, you can’t begrudge the smart and magical love tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary advance copy of this book<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Lauren Blakely:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that\u2019s sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives on the West Coast with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind teenagers. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs \u2014 she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she\u2019s lucky, she\u2019ll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she\u2019s sold more than 3 million books.She’d love to give you a free book today!

\u27ff Check out her web site to grab your free read<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Lauren Blakely: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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