This book is beautifully written, and I had high hopes for it. Ultimately, though, a book full of hate speech in the mouths of villains is still a book full of hate speech. Add to that the bigoted descriptions of a woman with albinism designed to make her physically repulsive, and I had had enough. DNF.

CW: racism, anti-Semitism, ablism, child abuse, religious abuse, off-page SA.

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The story immerses the reader into the time, place, and injustices of the 1930s. The central character is famous artist and the world she inhabits from politics to personal tragedies. The murder is of a bishop of one of the churches who perpetrated wholesale abuse of indigenous children, and the investigation is a deep dive into the religious and governmental forms of institutional abuse. An absorbing read.
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A lovely historical murder mystery featuring the artist Georgia O’Keefe as a sleuth. Reading this book made me realize that a future visit to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu is now on my Bucket List. I totally enjoyed reading about the historical figures and all that was happening in the 1930’s. This is a definite must read!!! I received an ARC from NetGalley, and the opinions expressed are my own.

This was a strong third entry in the Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery series, it had that feel that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel of this. The characters had that overall feel in this historical mystery series. It overall feel like the way Kathryn Lasky wrote this and can’t wait for more.

Thanks to NetGalley and Severn House for the opportunity to read A Slant of Light by Kathryn Lasky, the third in the Georgia O'Keeffe series. This is a wonderful series; A Slant of Light tells the sad history of how our government mistreated our Native American families.

I enjoyed historical fiction by Kathryn Lasky as a teenager so I was intrigued to try an adult novel by her. I thought that this was interesting and enjoyable to read but slightly over the top/overwritten - maybe a hangover of writing for a younger audience.