Overall rating and opinion of "The Girl Who Knew da Vinci" by Belle Ami
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Re: Overall rating and opinion of "The Girl Who Knew da Vinci" by Belle Ami
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Overall, I enjoyed this book immensely. It moved at a quick pace and I liked how it all wrapped up in the end. I enjoyed the small paranormal aspect to the book and can see Angela and Alex continuing to hunt for artwork in future installments should Ami ever choose to make this into a series.
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Another person in hot pursuit on the case for this wealthy Max Jaeger to solve this mystery is Alex Caine an Art Detective. Jaeger wanted his uncle Gerhard's name to be free from all the confusion. There were letters from Gerhard to his mom giving full details about the da Vinci painting. But the German Officer, Gerhard could not be found after, around the time of World War II.
However, a third person quietly searching for the painting was Alberto Scordato, very conniving, powerful man of the Arts and a sociopath. He wanted Angela to solve this mystery so he could later have the valuable painting and then get rid of her. So, he paid off the security guard to secretly follow Angela around. But when Scordato met the Expert Art Detective Alex, he became irated and told him that he was once hired to solve the mystery and discovered that everything was a hoax and the painting never existed. But Alex tried to explain to the Scordato guy that the painting was stolen from Uffizi Museum and the aim is to find the painting to place again on display at the museum. Hence, this would clear all the doubts about Jaeger uncle Gerhard. Alex, knew that Scordato background was not squeaky clean as he became wealthy the dishonest way. Scordato plan was to find the painting first and would even go to the extreme to take Angela and Alex out of this world to have this valuable painting. Through all of this, Alex tried to protect Angela from Scordato and ponder over why she was still working at the LA Getty Museum under the Scordato.
Moreover, the mixture of adventure, love, then and now is fascinating. There is a shift in yester year, now, the plot and the main people involve can be assessed. We have seen the flow in the 14th century with Giuliano, Floretta and friend da Vinci. Whereas currently this would be Angela and Alex solving the puzzle for the sudden disappearance of the painting. Also, the unfolding of memories in World War II on Gerhard and his beloved Ms. Sophia.
Yet that close bond Angela felt along with Floretta and Sophia moved the story at a phenomenal level. The plot became deep when Alex felt a bond with Giuliano and Gerhard. Then the rekindling of old relationship seems to link with Angela and Alex. Hence, the message and plot kind of blend.
Also, the current day search shifted to Italy making an actual glow for Imagery so the reader would be captivated by the attractive picturesque.
The least that I like about the book is twist that Scordato made to the mystery making it more complicated and how he tried to manipulate Angela
Most of all, love in the air bloom from all angle for Angela and Alex attraction love thing. While the painting puzzle takes on the main event, love bond and drama gives a little flavor for the reader to continue and read this book. Therefore, I would recommend the book to other people.
My actual rating for "The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci" is a three out of four Stars. I found only a few grammatical errors but the book is still fascinating to read.
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