Review of The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci

[Katrina Phelan]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci" by Belle Ami.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci is a thriller set in the present day, with lots of historical references and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure. The book, by Belle Ami, follows Angela and Alex on their search for a missing Da Vinci that, according to historical records, doesn't exist.

Our story begins by introducing us to Angela, an Art Historian at the Getty Museum. She is having visions about Da Vinci and his friendship with Fioretta Rossi, Guiliano Medici's love. After Angela, we are soon introduced to Scordato, the museum's director, and Alex Caine, an art detective tasked with finding the Da Vinci. Caine is searching for the missing painting on behalf of Max Jaeger. Max's uncle, Gerhard Jaeger, was a German soldier during World War II, who wrote to his mother about the Da Vinci painting before he disappeared.

I enjoyed pretty much all the aspects of the story. The jumps from present-day to historical locales keep the story flowing, and there are just enough characters to keep it interesting. The story leans into the supernatural a bit with the connection between Angela, Fioretta, and Sophia, Gerhard's lover. This intense connection gains intrigue when we find out about the connection o Alex to Guiliano and Gerhard. While paranormal isn't generally a genre I go looking for, the little bit in this story helped keep my attention.

There were a few things that bothered me as I read. Alex's overuse of the terms of endearment 'baby' and 'angel' distracted from the flow of the story. There were also a handful of typos that I noticed while reading.

Overall I would give the book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. It had many enjoyable aspects, but the few negative things I mentioned above kept it from being a 4, in my opinion. I would recommend this book to those who enjoy historical fiction or romance books.

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The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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