3.5 Lush, beautiful colors everywhere Jenny looked. The light shining ng through stained glass, beautiful flowers, verdant green woods, the peacocks and the water fountains, everywhere one looked at Laurelton, there was beauty. The estate of Louis Comfort Tiffany, an estate he opens for a few talented artists, where they can come and perfect their art in beauty and ease. Jenny and Minx, the only two women, both talented, both with secrets in their pasts, though Minx comes from a much more privil...

*NOW AVAILABLE*We’ve all felt this way at some time I believe -- I wanted to love this book but it was just an o.k. read for me.The main plot of this story takes place on the grounds of Mr. Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall. This was first a residence for Mr. Tiffany and then later parts of it were used as a “summer camp” of a group of hand picked artists who all are vying for the big prize. That prize is the chance to exhibit a piece at Mr. Tiffany’s famed store and to study further under his wing. We

★★★½Tiffany Blues is my least favorite M.J. Rose novel to date but it's still well worth the read. Although historical fiction, it is based on the nonfiction Louis Comfort Tiffany and his prestigious artist colony that was housed at his New York estate: Laurelton Hall in the early 1900's. According to the author, all art history facts about the late Mr. Tiffany are true (and she did her research!) but all other characters were drafted from her imagination. In addition to historical fiction, this...

Jenny Bell keeps deep secrets about herself and her deceased family in the 1920s. Her teen years were problematic because of the abusive treatment by her stepfather. Jenny decides to move far from her demons and enrolls in art school in New York City.Minx Deering, a fun-loving art student, befriends Jenny at school. Minx is a rich socialite who is very generous. The two become roommates allowing Jenny the ability to save money on rent. A deep friendship develops with a common goal to spend the s...

Favorite Quotes:I tried to make my voice light. My mother once told me I had a silver voice that tarnished when I wasn’t giving her the whole truth.I’ve just always viewed marriage as a job, and it’s not the job I want for myself in the foreseeable future.I felt as if I’d stepped inside a jewelry box. Everything shone and sparkled and glowed in gemstone shadesWe’re all broken in one way or another, but it’s through the cracks in our souls that the light comes through. And the light, Jenny, that’...

Jenny Bell is a new artist, trying to escape a horrific past. When she is invited by Louis Comfort Tiffany to learn at his art institute, she takes the opportunity in the hopes of making a name for herself.I was very interested in reading this book because I love historical fiction and I love art. I found the book to be slow at times and somewhat confusing. According to the summary, the book is about her time at this summer art institute, yet it takes forever for her to get there. Jenny seemed a...

Love Love Love this Book!!! Tiffany Blues is captivating, mysterious, romantic, and magical! I am SO glad I gave this book a chance. I know we aren't supposed to but I ALWAYS judge books by their covers, not that this books cover isn't beautiful (in fact the inside covers look like Tiffany stained glass- so pretty!) - it's just that it's designed like the covers of books that I do not typically read. I don't read romance that often, I don't read much historical fiction, and THIS BOOK might have

*3.5 stars rounded up. Jennifer Bell comes to New York City in the midst of the Roaring 20s hoping for a fresh start, to pursue her dream of becoming an artist and leave the secrets of her past behind. While taking classes at the Art Students League of New York, she meets Millicent Deering, aka 'Minx,' a wealthy, flirtatious socialite who takes her under her wing. Through Minx's machinations, both young artists are offered the opportunity to spend eight weeks at Louis Comfort Tiffany's artists c...

This book really ended up annoying me and I wonder if it would have worked better had I tried to read it instead of listening to the audio version. I'm so over barely competent heroines and yes, I'm well aware Jenny had a traumatic past but by the halfway point I was ready to smack her into next Tuesday. I also found it highly dubious that she coughs up her virginity and Big Secret (one she's been hiding for 8 YEARS!!!) to the first handsome man who turns her head - instead of sharing those secr...

Historical fiction readers have long adored Rose's exquisitely researched and written novels. Her latest is the story of Jenny, a young artist who attends Louis Comfort Tiffany's prestigious artists' colony in hopes of escaping her past and securing a place for her work in the prestigious Tiffany Gallery in New York City. But secrets, rivalries, and a romance with Tiffany's grandson threaten her happiness in this glittering Jazz Age tale.

What had happened in Jenny’s past that kept haunting her and kept her shrinking into the background instead of taking all that New York could offer her? Was it bad enough to have to sidestep questions about it and fear that others were looking into her past?Jenny moved to New York after her mother died and enrolled in art school, but she couldn’t accept the talent she had as her friend Minx pushed her forward and as Jenny protested.We follow Jenny as we are made aware of the past that affected

For transparency, I know the author and this is the first book of hers that I have read and I am so happy I did! This Historical Fiction book has so much going for it: Beyond a great story, with love, mystery, and character development, there are all these texturey things that made my heart soar - The Roaring 20's in NYC, in the Village, Bohemia, both starving artists and those with extreme wealth! Not to mention the clothes, oh the clothes! I could visualize all of it. But the pièce de résistan...

Tiffany BluesLaurelton Hall- wikipediaLaurelton Hall was the home of noted artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, located in Laurel Hollow. Long Island.The 84 room mansion on 600 acres of land was designed in art Nouveau mode.Laurelton Hall housed a school for artists run by Tiffany.1924 Jenny Bell has deep secrets, she is invited to spend the summer at Louis Comfort’s prestigious artist colony. She is an aspiring artist. Jenny goes there with her friend and roommate Minx Deering. She is determined to hi...

See this full review on my blog along with others at: foalsfictionandfiligree.comI received a copy of this book from BookishFirst in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!Content Warning: Death, Manslaughter, Rape, Drug use & Addiction, Illegal Drinking, Adult Content “We're all broken in one way or another, but it's through the cracks in our souls that the light comes through. And the light, Jenny, that's our art. Now, paint. Paint as if your life depends on it.” This is the fourth...

I’ve been a fan of M.J. Rose for quite some time. She always writes really rich and atmospheric novels of romance and historical fiction blended together. I love her Reincarnationist series is really fun but I got hooked on her books with her Daughters of La Lune books!She has this great storytelling style that never seems to fail in any of her series’. She always has this velvety tone and it never fails to hook me.So when this book came up for review, to say I was thrilled was a complete unders...

Thank you so much to Get Red PR and Atria Books for providing my free copy of TIFFANY BLUES by MJ Rose - all opinions are my own.This book is so gorgeous inside and out. Set during the Jazz Age with a backdrop of New York’s roaring 1920s, we follow twenty-four-year-old Jenny Bell. Jenny has had a difficult, tumultuous past but eventually makes her way to Manhattan to study art. She befriends another artist and socialite, Minx, and unbeknownst to Jenny submits both of their work for a fellowship