Review by Rennice -- The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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Review by Rennice -- The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci" by Belle Ami.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Belle Ami's romantic novel surrounds the eternal love of two souls and their journey throughout time. This story is a mysterious story to say the least, of love and passion, an illustration of how love can conquer adversities. It follows a young art historian, Angela Renatus as she tries to figure out how her dreams relate to her reality and how the handsome Alex Caine fits in all this. Somehow, her dreams are related to a painting that was speculated to have been painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting illustrated a wedding portrait of Fioretta Gorini and Giluliano Medici, mysteriously it got lost from the world.
Alex and Angela found themselves trapped in a time warp like conundrum, where Angela travels through time in her dreams. Ami is careful about the transitions between time, showing Alex and Angela in the present while she manages to also depict the love the couple shared in two previous lives. These transitions were a bit confusing in the initial stages of the book. It was difficult to figure out where the various couples belonged, given the varying time periods.
At first, it was confusing how Alex and Angela were connected to Giluliano Medici and Fioretta Gorini and later how those four characters where all related to Sofia Caro and Gerhard Jaeger. After you realise the connection the characters share, you also come to acknowledge that the antagonists are also connected through time.
It can be debated that this story is without doubt beautiful, but it can also be considered somewhat cliché. In the sense that Alex and Angela’s attraction for each other was immediate, arguably unrealistic. It also begs the question of how Angela is so willing to trust Alex, considering she is being sexually harassed at work, this seemed a bit odd.
It was also confusing how the painting is somehow tied to all these characters. What really is the driving force why all these souls seem to find each other in new lives? How was it possible for Giluliano and Fioretta to play such an important role in the demise of the antagonists, yet they were not able to help Sofia and Gerhard are all questions left unanswered. Nevertheless, the book captures a beautiful story, despite being a bit cliché. Though, it can also be argued that it was just fate, their souls were meant to be so they would inevitably be together.
Ratings- 3 out of 4
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3 out of 4 stars
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Belle Ami's romantic novel surrounds the eternal love of two souls and their journey throughout time. This story is a mysterious story to say the least, of love and passion, an illustration of how love can conquer adversities. It follows a young art historian, Angela Renatus as she tries to figure out how her dreams relate to her reality and how the handsome Alex Caine fits in all this. Somehow, her dreams are related to a painting that was speculated to have been painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting illustrated a wedding portrait of Fioretta Gorini and Giluliano Medici, mysteriously it got lost from the world.
Alex and Angela found themselves trapped in a time warp like conundrum, where Angela travels through time in her dreams. Ami is careful about the transitions between time, showing Alex and Angela in the present while she manages to also depict the love the couple shared in two previous lives. These transitions were a bit confusing in the initial stages of the book. It was difficult to figure out where the various couples belonged, given the varying time periods.
At first, it was confusing how Alex and Angela were connected to Giluliano Medici and Fioretta Gorini and later how those four characters where all related to Sofia Caro and Gerhard Jaeger. After you realise the connection the characters share, you also come to acknowledge that the antagonists are also connected through time.
It can be debated that this story is without doubt beautiful, but it can also be considered somewhat cliché. In the sense that Alex and Angela’s attraction for each other was immediate, arguably unrealistic. It also begs the question of how Angela is so willing to trust Alex, considering she is being sexually harassed at work, this seemed a bit odd.
It was also confusing how the painting is somehow tied to all these characters. What really is the driving force why all these souls seem to find each other in new lives? How was it possible for Giluliano and Fioretta to play such an important role in the demise of the antagonists, yet they were not able to help Sofia and Gerhard are all questions left unanswered. Nevertheless, the book captures a beautiful story, despite being a bit cliché. Though, it can also be argued that it was just fate, their souls were meant to be so they would inevitably be together.
Ratings- 3 out of 4
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The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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