Blood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant

Blood & Beauty

Borgias #1

Sarah Dunant

529 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative tense medium-paced
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By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome and inside the Church. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, he is d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 786 reviews

Moods

dark 58%
informative 58%
emotional 48%
tense 37%
adventurous 27%
mysterious 17%
reflective 17%
challenging 13%
funny 6%
sad 6%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 21%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 72% | Plot: 16% | Character: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 69% | Yes: 23% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.61

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