Paranormal Elements
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Re: Paranormal Elements
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I also would have liked it if the story was lighter on the paranormal aspects. It would have been more serious, but I would that would have been better! It seemed like the past-life regression was a substitute for good, old-fashioned detective work.Katherine Smith wrote: ↑20 Jun 2018, 14:39 I agree that without the paranormal elements it would have felt more like the DaVinci Code. I think that the story needed more mystery solving and less ghosts. I do believe that without the paranormal elements it would have become too serious.
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Except we already know their ending and it wasn't a happy oneBookmermaid wrote: ↑14 Jun 2018, 12:12 I understand your desire for more of Fioretta and Giuliano, they need a novel of their own.
Other than that, I would have liked to have read so much more about them. Especially if Ami could have delved more into Leonardo da Vinci.
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More about Leonardo da Vinci would have been great! I agree with that whole-heartedly! Be fascinating to know more of the relationship with him and Fioretti, also. I wonder if that part was true, historically...kfwilson6 wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 13:54Except we already know their ending and it wasn't a happy oneBookmermaid wrote: ↑14 Jun 2018, 12:12 I understand your desire for more of Fioretta and Giuliano, they need a novel of their own.
Other than that, I would have liked to have read so much more about them. Especially if Ami could have delved more into Leonardo da Vinci.
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In my brief online search of the characters I didn't come across anything about Fioretta or Giuliano knowing da Vinci but Giuliano's brother, Lorenzo, apparently nurtured da Vinci as an artist.greenstripedgiraffe wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 14:33More about Leonardo da Vinci would have been great! I agree with that whole-heartedly! Be fascinating to know more of the relationship with him and Fioretti, also. I wonder if that part was true, historically...kfwilson6 wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 13:54Except we already know their ending and it wasn't a happy oneBookmermaid wrote: ↑14 Jun 2018, 12:12 I understand your desire for more of Fioretta and Giuliano, they need a novel of their own.
Other than that, I would have liked to have read so much more about them. Especially if Ami could have delved more into Leonardo da Vinci.
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HA! you're right, actually... I hadn't thought of that yet. So, Angela needed Alex to protect her, but Alex, the famed art detective, needed Angela to solve the mystery. hmm.Bonnie Shelby wrote: ↑19 Jun 2018, 09:17 I was fine with the paranormal elements, I just wished it wasn't used to solve the mystery. Alex was supposed to be an art detective, yet he didn't seem to do any detecting. There could've been more suspense and intrigue if the whole plot didn't rely on Angela's visions alone.
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What a great way to describe their roles in the story! The more we have been discussed the duo, I wonder if their respective roles will stay the same in Book #2. It would be nice to see more actual detective work as well as Angela being able to stand on her own two feet - I mean that figuratively and literally since she was lying unconscious half the time.greenstripedgiraffe wrote: ↑28 Jun 2018, 06:34HA! you're right, actually... I hadn't thought of that yet. So, Angela needed Alex to protect her, but Alex, the famed art detective, needed Angela to solve the mystery. hmm.Bonnie Shelby wrote: ↑19 Jun 2018, 09:17 I was fine with the paranormal elements, I just wished it wasn't used to solve the mystery. Alex was supposed to be an art detective, yet he didn't seem to do any detecting. There could've been more suspense and intrigue if the whole plot didn't rely on Angela's visions alone.