Dorian Gray retelling

"I Feel like you're a demon offering me a bargain." ~ Baz
"Except it's not your soul we're bargaining for. It's mine. Maybe you the demon." ~ Dorian

In this new adult, magical Dorian Gray retelling we follow Baz and Dorian in a dual POV story.

First we meet Baz who is an artist, from a long line of people who can put people's souls in a painting. If the person gets hurt, the painting absorbs the consequences, and the real person heals fast and doesn't age. However if the painting is destroyed, you will kill the real person.
As a kid she drew her dad and ripped up the paper in tiny pieces, and this way killed her father, her mother never recovered and commited suicide.

Then we enter Dorian a very attractive young man, but looks are deceiving since he is more than 100 years old. An ancestor of Baz, called Basil had painted Dorian and captured his soul in the painting. Dorian has lived a careless life for many many years, while the painting has been detoriating little bit by little bit each time he got hurt. However the painting starts to fall apart, and little holes start appearing. Dorian is afraid life as he knows it is ending soon and goes looking for an anchestor of Basil to strike a deal. He finds Baz and he tries to convince her to create a new painting for him so he can keep on living his immortal life.

Baz promised herself after killing her father to never paint another portrait again. Will Dorian be able to convince her? He includes her in his friend group, and takes her out partying and introduces her to important people in the art world. Will it be enough to sway Baz' moral compass? Especially when she starts to develop feelings...

So I absolutely loved this books. I've never read a Dorian Gray retelling, but I absolutely loved this spin on the classic story. If you like magic, celtic folklore, art, morally gray characters, immortal people, and a bit of spice, then this book is for you!