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hbrowder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mikaylanh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Sooo much happening here… and not in a great way. The concept of this was intriguing because I took several art history courses in college (though I don’t typically read this genre, like, ever) but the writing style was really not for me.
1. This being written in present tense IMMEDIATELY turned me off from it. I really struggled through the first few chapters because of this.
2. The number of adjectives and metaphors throughout the book was just over the top and got in the way of the storytelling - very distracting. I personally suck at being concise but this book could have benefited significantly by cutting a lot of this fluff out.
3. I typically love multi-perspectives but there were too many this time. It also didn’t help that characters and names started to sound way too similar to me and got confusing - Jules Roth and Wyatt Ross, Lilian Dassel and Art Basel, Ellis Baum and Bram Bakker… I just had a hard time with this too
I don’t regret reading this and I did still enjoy the heist part so I’m going with a 3/5, but I don’t know that I would recommend it to others unless they’re really passionate about art history or WWII.
1. This being written in present tense IMMEDIATELY turned me off from it. I really struggled through the first few chapters because of this.
2. The number of adjectives and metaphors throughout the book was just over the top and got in the way of the storytelling - very distracting. I personally suck at being concise but this book could have benefited significantly by cutting a lot of this fluff out.
3. I typically love multi-perspectives but there were too many this time. It also didn’t help that characters and names started to sound way too similar to me and got confusing - Jules Roth and Wyatt Ross, Lilian Dassel and Art Basel, Ellis Baum and Bram Bakker… I just had a hard time with this too
I don’t regret reading this and I did still enjoy the heist part so I’m going with a 3/5, but I don’t know that I would recommend it to others unless they’re really passionate about art history or WWII.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Alcoholism
Moderate: War, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Genocide, Stalking, and Trafficking
poeca4's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.0
cjeanne99's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don’t know anyone who can communicate so clearly with just their eyes as they do in this book.
Margaux de Laurent makes Miranda Priestly look like your favorite grade school teacher. Yes, Margaux is that nasty.
WWII Art thievery, accompanied by 21st century art duplicity.
In real life - Jules Roth would never have gotten that job with Dan Mansfield - but - that’s what makes for a good book - right?
Margaux de Laurent makes Miranda Priestly look like your favorite grade school teacher. Yes, Margaux is that nasty.
WWII Art thievery, accompanied by 21st century art duplicity.
In real life - Jules Roth would never have gotten that job with Dan Mansfield - but - that’s what makes for a good book - right?
suelu13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ebivey_46's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
oliviaaschmitz's review against another edition
3.0
what am i if not a historical fiction gal? especially a ww2 gal. in the historical fiction genre I don’t really know how to rate it but like it was fine i guess, it definitely was more interesting than boring
curious_artifact_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
emma_vivian's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75