I found this book to be predictable, and I failed to see how or why Kat and Daniel were even attracted to each other. Lust perhaps, but certainly not the deep-seeded "soul mate" sort of relationship I believe they were supposed to have had. Those who have a passion for fine art may enjoy the depictions of the art world and the artist's process

I highly recommend this book. Very well written. Great read!
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Net Galley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a compelling novel about a woman whose past collides unexpectedly with her present, endangering everything she holds dear. Katherine is the wife of a socially prominent businessman and entrepreneur and the mother of a young son. One day she walks into an art gallery to attend an exhibition and confronts her younger self in all of the paintings on display: the artist is her former lover from her university days. When she meets him again, she is drawn back into her former emotions and attraction. The book is beautifully written, and the characters convincing. The novel also provides plenty of suspense as the narrative gradually reveals the motives and intentions of the characters as the story reaches its climax, resulting in the unexpected death of one of them. The novel stayed with me long after I finished it, and I highly recommend it.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. The premise behind this book drew me in, an American living in Paris and London. I wanted to love this book. The cover is beautiful . But the book didn't deliver for me. The book jumped between past and present and not in a clear way, it was confusing. I unfortunately didn't care for the book.

I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this anymore. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

Thank you for the opportunity to read this title. Unfortunately, I was unable to get into it. I will not post a negative review on Netgalley.

Good read. Interesting and entertaining characters and story. Reading your way through the relationships and complexity of them makes very entertaining reading. Hard to put this book down! Would recommend.

This is a stunning ready by Mary Waters-Sayer. I have not read anything like this story before and I am so glad I got the opportunity to read this one.

When we meet Kat, she is a young woman living in London with her husband, Jonathan and her son, Will. There seems to be something missing from Kat's life even though to someone on the outside looking in, she has it all. Kat is just going through the motions of life. They have bought a house and are in the process of remodeling so when Kat goes to look at some of the artwork that is available for the house, she can't believe what she is seeing.

Rewind a few years to when Kat was younger and living in Paris studying French literature at the Sorbonne. Kat meet a nice young man that had the same love of art as Kat, but a different way of expressing himself with his love of art. Daniel painted Kat in many different ways when they were both younger. Now the pictures that Kat is seeing that are available for purchase is a younger version of herself and the Blue Bath.

Daniel and Kat ended up going their separate ways, but not before feeling could evolve though. Now that Kat has found Daniel again will she be able to find out what could have been between them? Will Kat stay with her husband and let the what could have been stay that way?

The ending will throw you for a loop on this one. Just be prepared. I thought this was a great read and Mary Waters-Sayer sure does have a way of telling a story! I can't wait to see what is next from her!

Thank you for the chance to review this book, however, unfortunately, I was unable to download this title before it was archived

Mary Waters-Sayer is a new author to me and I was pleased to be given an advance copy of this book by NetGalley to read and to review. The title as well as the cover intrigued me and I found the storyline to be intriguing as well.

Kat is an American woman who is living in London with her son and her husband. Her husband spends a great deal of time traveling and they have moved into a home that needs a great deal of renovation work done on it. Her life is pretty mundane until an art exhibit draws her back into the past. The book moves from the past when Kat was living in Paris with a struggling artist named Daniel to the present day when he arrives in London to show his paintings. The showpiece of the exhibit is a painting of a woman in a blue bathtub and Kat’s past collides with her present when she realizes that woman is her.

The author tells the story of their relationship in a series of flashbacks. Their relationship ended abruptly years prior but the exhibit and his presence in London creates ripples in Kat’s quiet life that have disastrous effects. The book drew me in and I found it hard to put down. The characters are well developed and it is easy to get caught up in the drama of the story.

I would recommend this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

I found this to be close to a perfect book. Beautiful scenery; Romantic love, romance of youth, want vs need and the age old question of whether the choices we make hold up over the course of our lives.

When Kat Lind was a young, American girl living in France, studying French literature, everything about the city was romantic and artistic. She met a struggling artist, Daniel Blake. Both young, with an artist's eye, and seeing the same beauty in things, they connected on a number of levels and even lived together for a time.

Now, years later, Kat is married and has a son and is living in London. When she and her husband attend the opening of an art show at one of the better galleries in town, Kat is surprised to see her own portrait on the giant canvas. Daniel has continued to paint Kat and has become a renowned artist ... his portraits of the beautiful woman capturing the hearts of art lovers.

Seeing these paintings, Kat is forced to see herself through Daniel's eyes and is reminded of a past that perhaps wasn't truly over. But there's also a matter of her current life and all that is threatened by the renewed interest in the artist and his work.

Author Mary Waters-Sayer has written a really beautiful, compelling story. It is the sort of delicious writing that readers sink in to and let wash over them. There is passion and romance, the romance of the art of France, and ever-lasting beauty. What person doesn't want to be captured in their prime and adored as a work of art? This is pretty classic 'chick-lit' that should really appeal to those looking for a romantic beach read.

I enjoyed the read. I enjoyed the story. I enjoyed the beauty of the writing.

But this book has one of the worst endings I've ever come across. My suggestion is to read about three-quarters of the way through and then put the book down and read something else. Let yourself wonder or make up your own ending, because it's probably better than what you'll read.

Looking for a good book? Read <em>The Blue Bath</em> by Mary Waters-Sayer for the beautiful, immersive prose but note that it's moderately predictable and that the ending doesn't feel as though it belongs to this book.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

As you may know, I am a sucker for a good romance. And this book really accomplishes that. There is joy, there is innocence, there is pain, and the life events in between. I devoured this book. This is a very human story, full of human emotions and trials and tribulations. Reading it we get confronted with our own fears and anxieties but also our joys and triumphs. To me, that is what makes or breaks a book, and Waters-Sayer nailed it.

The story is about an artist and his muse, young love, life happening, and adults looking back at the earlier days. Kat is married now and a mother of a young boy. Her and her husband built a successful company that takes him on a lot of business trips while she is trying to get their lives started in their newly acquired home in London. Part of her duties as a wife of a well-known businessman, she finds herself attending various societal events, one of them being a gallery night showing the works of an artist she once knew. Intimately. In a life long ago when she lived and studied in Paris. A man she was deeply in love with. Is deeply in love with? Denying this love to her friend is one thing, but can she deny it to herself? At the gallery she finds herself face to face with a younger version of Kat. Daniel has been painting nothing but her, in excruciating detail, knowing her more than she knows herself. The central point of this novel is the relationship between Daniel and Kat, what has been, what is, and what could be.

Waters-Sayer does a wonderful job weaving stories and memories from the past into the here and now as Daniel and Kat rediscover each other after that fateful night at the gallery. Her language is beautiful and fragile. Her imagery is vivid and I often found myself in the streets of Paris along with Kat, remembering my own days in that amazing city, evoking all kinds of nostalgia. Describing Daniels paintings made them so real, I felt I was looking at them myself. Kat asking him 'Is that who you see when you look at me?' was pleasingly painful to read and truly defines the book for me.

In my opinion, the author and this story did love and art justice in a way that I haven't come across often in this genre and I highly recommend adding this novel to your summer reading list.

I found this book unrealistic but I liked the mystery. I thought it was an interesting connection and love story but the woman's experience just seems so jarring and unnecessary. The dependence on her being melancholy about her life decisions made it difficult for me to relate to her, it made me want to shake her and tell her to go after what makes her happy. I also wish the author would have elaborated on the twist of the book, it seemed to happen and then all was over. I prefer books that build climax and mystery rather than a quickened pop of surprise and no elaboration.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this publication.