Review of The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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Review of The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci" by Belle Ami.]
The Girl Who Knew da Vinci is a book written with wonderful brilliance and care. The synopsis I read for this book had not indicated the intensity and depth of the plot at all, but it was all the more interesting and better to read it that way. The story starts with a girl Angela, who works at a very prestigious art museum but hates it there because of her boss, Scordato, who has more than once made inappropriate advances towards her. Enter Alex Caine, esteemed art piece retrieving detective who has been assigned to retrieved a painting believed to be a Da Vinci. Alex first consults Angela’s boss, who is considered an art expert, about the painting. Scordato immediately denies any possibility of such a painting existing. This strikes Alex as odd. Coincidence or fate has Angela and Alex meet and discuss the possibility of this painting existing. Imagine Alex’s surprise when he finds out that Angela has been having dreams related to Da Vinci and his dear friend, Fioretta Gorini. Plagued with doubts and confusion, Angela and Alex set out on a luxurious but dangerous journey to find the painting. Soon they will find themselves walking a very dangerous path that might prove to be fatal to their lives because evil lurks all around them.
The author of this book, Bella Ami, sure took great care in creating such an intricate and intense plot that once the story took off, it was hard to put the book down. Expecting something much generic, like supernatural unexplained dreams, I was pleasantly surprised with concept of multiple past lives that was used in this book. I am sure writing a book with this kind of trope must have proved to be challenging and difficult, but the author beautifully executed it with little to no plot holes. And because I am a sucker for romance, this book was a fun mix of romance and mystery both. The main couple were so cute together, but gradually as their relationship grew, they were the epitome of passion and devotion for each other. The best part of the book was how the places (Florence, Rome) were described in such detail and beauty, the author did these places justice and then some. I felt like I could see the beautiful mansion and cathedrals if I closed my eyes and used the illustrations by the author.
Despite the main couple being very cute and romantic, I just could not make sense of how fast their relationship grew. The Insta-love trope was a little off putting. They hadn’t even known each other for more than 24 hours and they were ready to die for each other, a week and they were in a love so deep it was nauseating. The adrenaline and excitement coursing through their systems must have had a role in them falling so fast and hard. It would have been better if their love story wasn’t written in such a short time frame. Even if the author would have written an epilogue maybe set after a year, and then expounded their relationship to the next level, it would have made much more sense. The short time frame for the romance made some scenes feel genuinely forced and abrupt, even their banter sometimes came out of nowhere, as if it was written just to make up the scene and prove how close they were. It was not much fun to read that, aside from the rest of the plot.
I give this book a 3 star out of five stars, because the genre was historical romance, so I was expecting to enjoy the story of the MCs meeting and slowly developing something special, but that part of the book left me deeply unsatisfied because of how it was rushed. The plot and the concept of resurrection did save the book though, I quite enjoyed how that went.
This book might not be for everyone because of the supernatural element to it, but those who enjoy such combination of contemporary and slight fantasy will definitely enjoy it. There is some explicit content in the book, as long as you like and enjoy it, the book is good for you
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The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
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The Girl Who Knew da Vinci is a book written with wonderful brilliance and care. The synopsis I read for this book had not indicated the intensity and depth of the plot at all, but it was all the more interesting and better to read it that way. The story starts with a girl Angela, who works at a very prestigious art museum but hates it there because of her boss, Scordato, who has more than once made inappropriate advances towards her. Enter Alex Caine, esteemed art piece retrieving detective who has been assigned to retrieved a painting believed to be a Da Vinci. Alex first consults Angela’s boss, who is considered an art expert, about the painting. Scordato immediately denies any possibility of such a painting existing. This strikes Alex as odd. Coincidence or fate has Angela and Alex meet and discuss the possibility of this painting existing. Imagine Alex’s surprise when he finds out that Angela has been having dreams related to Da Vinci and his dear friend, Fioretta Gorini. Plagued with doubts and confusion, Angela and Alex set out on a luxurious but dangerous journey to find the painting. Soon they will find themselves walking a very dangerous path that might prove to be fatal to their lives because evil lurks all around them.
The author of this book, Bella Ami, sure took great care in creating such an intricate and intense plot that once the story took off, it was hard to put the book down. Expecting something much generic, like supernatural unexplained dreams, I was pleasantly surprised with concept of multiple past lives that was used in this book. I am sure writing a book with this kind of trope must have proved to be challenging and difficult, but the author beautifully executed it with little to no plot holes. And because I am a sucker for romance, this book was a fun mix of romance and mystery both. The main couple were so cute together, but gradually as their relationship grew, they were the epitome of passion and devotion for each other. The best part of the book was how the places (Florence, Rome) were described in such detail and beauty, the author did these places justice and then some. I felt like I could see the beautiful mansion and cathedrals if I closed my eyes and used the illustrations by the author.
Despite the main couple being very cute and romantic, I just could not make sense of how fast their relationship grew. The Insta-love trope was a little off putting. They hadn’t even known each other for more than 24 hours and they were ready to die for each other, a week and they were in a love so deep it was nauseating. The adrenaline and excitement coursing through their systems must have had a role in them falling so fast and hard. It would have been better if their love story wasn’t written in such a short time frame. Even if the author would have written an epilogue maybe set after a year, and then expounded their relationship to the next level, it would have made much more sense. The short time frame for the romance made some scenes feel genuinely forced and abrupt, even their banter sometimes came out of nowhere, as if it was written just to make up the scene and prove how close they were. It was not much fun to read that, aside from the rest of the plot.
I give this book a 3 star out of five stars, because the genre was historical romance, so I was expecting to enjoy the story of the MCs meeting and slowly developing something special, but that part of the book left me deeply unsatisfied because of how it was rushed. The plot and the concept of resurrection did save the book though, I quite enjoyed how that went.
This book might not be for everyone because of the supernatural element to it, but those who enjoy such combination of contemporary and slight fantasy will definitely enjoy it. There is some explicit content in the book, as long as you like and enjoy it, the book is good for you
******
The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
