Review by Storm+ -- The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio

[Storm+]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio" by Belle Ami.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The second installment of Belle Ami's Out of Time Thriller series, The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio continues the story of art historian Angela Renatus and her fiancé, private detective Alex Caine, as they attempt to discover the location of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Nativity." Stolen in 1969, the sudden and unexplained disappearance of the "Nativity" painting has remained one of the greatest and most mysterious art thefts in history. However, fortunately or unfortunately, it is only by delving deeply into the personal history and the most painful memories of the tortured and broken Caravaggio that Angela and Alex will be able to entertain any hope of recovering the painting from those who are willing to do whatever it takes to keep it.

There were a lot of things that I really loved about reading this book. For instance, the plot as a whole was extremely interesting and engaging, and almost all of the characters, including a majority of the secondary characters and the "villains," were portrayed in ways that were both complex and dynamic. In fact, even in a book characterized by its captivating story, it was the characters and their personalities that truly stole the show. Furthermore, another thing that I really loved about this novel was the pacing. Although many traditional "thrillers" tend to have plotlines consisting of several major events happening one right after another, the author makes a concentrated effort to "slow down" the narrative every so often in order to further strengthen the reader's understanding of the characters and their relationships. As a result, the reader is pulled even deeper into the world created by the author of The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio.

To be completely honest, there isn't really anything I disliked about reading this book. Although I did find a handful of punctuation errors, they detracted only slightly from my reading of this book. Aside from these errors, this book was excellent in every way.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance, mystery, or suspense novels. I would also recommend it to anyone with an interest in art history or history in general. However, I would definitely not recommend it to younger readers, especially due to the prevalence of profanity and references to (but not actual instances of) sex. Further, I would not recommend this book to people who might be triggered by mentions of rape or violence.

I decided to rate Belle Ami's The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio 4 out of 4 stars. Although I did find some errors, this book as a whole was truly excellent, and I'm looking forward to seeing what else the author comes up with in the future.

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The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio
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[Manali_DC]

Great review! I have read and reviewed this book too! I was very excited about reading this one because I had really enjoyed the first book in the series. While I loved the background and the story on the missing painting, Angela and Alex, I felt were not as exciting or as genuine as they were in the first book!