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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this book!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The marriage portrait is a speculative exploration of the short life of Lucrezia, who is married to the Duke of Ferrara as a teenager and tragically dies shortly after her marriage.
This book took me a while to get into. The descriptions of renaissance Italy and the beautiful prose kept me intrigued. I finished it quite quickly once I got into it.
The end was interesting, I wasn’t a huge fan. I liked the dream like quality of it. But I always find it uncomfortable when the poor character is thrown under the bus like that, too poor and unimportant to even have someone shed a tear for her.
Overall, it is a solid 4 stars for me. The standouts were the beautiful atmosphere and prose.
This book took me a while to get into. The descriptions of renaissance Italy and the beautiful prose kept me intrigued. I finished it quite quickly once I got into it.
Overall, it is a solid 4 stars for me. The standouts were the beautiful atmosphere and prose.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can understand why some readers adored this, but I think overall the story was just not for me. The writing was good, though I think the impact was somewhat dulled over audio. I have to say though, for most of the book I was a little confused as to where we were supposed to be headed, and I found Alfonso to be a bit of a caricature. Ultimately, the ending is what knocked this down to 3 stars. [How am I supposed to rejoice that this woman got to live happily ever after painting all she wanted when it means that an innocent servant girl was murdered in her place? Not the feminist retelling some people would like to believe it is.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
It was an enjoyable book that kept me reading, but the writing was a bit overly descriptive at times. I'm all for pretty prose, but it was just overdone.