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epoh's review against another edition
1.0
I'm marking this as DNF. I don't think I'm gonna go back & pick it up bc tbh, I really don't want to.
I didn't find it interesting, plot wise. The history was nice but the storyline was not. What was it?
I was constantly tired of being reminded in every chapter what the era & what role woman had. I get it. No need to keep telling me. Stop telling me things, and SHOW me things. The writing is what almost killed me :/
I didn't find it interesting, plot wise. The history was nice but the storyline was not. What was it?
I was constantly tired of being reminded in every chapter what the era & what role woman had. I get it. No need to keep telling me. Stop telling me things, and SHOW me things. The writing is what almost killed me :/
aouellette's review against another edition
4.0
this book is quite interesting, it is the fictionalized version of three focus of a da Vinci painting, Genevra a strong willed and crass woman sitting the renessiance and the consequences of actions of artists and aspiring artists such as these two artists.
crystalm17's review against another edition
2.0
So very boring and felt pretty pointless for being a piece of historical fiction. Dialogue was too wordy, long speeches made every time anyone spoke. But it was otherwise written well which is why it earned two stars from me instead of one.
chargriffith's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
annaclo's review against another edition
2.0
I'm kind of torn about this book. It had amazing descriptions of Florence and the art. I'm not an art person, and I know nothing about art but I still immensely enjoyed all of these descriptions. Plus I always have serious respect for an author when it's clear that they put a lot of thought and research into a book. But if we're talking about the story and the characters, these two things definitely lacked. Nothing exciting happened. The characters were flat and didn't really have any depth to them which made it hard to connect with them. If you love history and art, I'd give this book a try, but if you don't, I wouldn't waste your time on this one. :)
"We cannot tell our hearts who to love or what to feel."
"We cannot tell our hearts who to love or what to feel."
anikajewel's review against another edition
3.0
Not a book I would normall read, but I surprisingly really enjoyed it!
allison_on_a_book_break's review against another edition
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sanewberg's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars!
I feel like this book was written just for me.
I feel like this book was written just for me.
bnkelly's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. This book was incredible. I have to give it 4 stars though because the beginning was slow and sloppy in my opinion. But once it got to Leonardo painting her and all the drama that ensued, it was magnificent and a truly beautiful piece of literature.