Review by Aknotts19 -- The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio

[Aknotts19]

[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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After reading The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio by Belle Ami, I am rating this book 4 out of 4 stars. This book was excellently written, it captured the audience and did not let them go. I read this book in one sitting, I could not put it down. The way Ami captures the love between Angela and Alex is mesmerizing. This is the second book in Ami’s Out of time thriller series. Even though it can stand alone and not leave the reader feeling like they missed something, it is recommended to read her first book as well. The first book in the series is the #1 Amazon best seller, The Girl Who Knew DaVinci; it sets up the romantic relationship and the strength of that love between Angela and Alex. Due to the explicit language and erotic scenes, it is highly recommended only for an adult reader.

Ami sets the stage in the 1600’s with a destressing dream of Angela’s regarding the murder of Ranuccio by Caravaggio. Ami does a fine job of describing Angela’s gift of sight in a believable way. Angela and Alex work their way through Italy following the history of Caravaggio’s life. Angela uses her connection with Caravaggio to find his missing painting, “Nativity,” that was stolen in the 60’s. Ami captures the thrilling adventure well. The thriller keeps you captivated, as well as the strengthening of Angela and Alex’s relationship.

What I liked most about The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio is the intense relationship between Alex and Angela that speaks to true love and the virtues of partnership. Alex is driven to protect Angela as he was unable to in past lives. Angela and Alex celebrate and cherish their bond but recognizing the tenuous nature of maintaining that bond, a lesson learned from their past lives.

I have struggled over trying to determine what I disliked most about The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio . As it was expertly written and professionally edited, there was only a few minor things I would have changed. I got annoyed by Ami’s repeated use of “wiggling his eyebrows.” With the eloquence and diversity of the descriptions, and the way in which Ami develops the story throughout the book, it was disappointing to continuously read this phrase repeatedly. Also, there were instances of Italian used that were not always translated in the text. You can estimate what is being said from the context; however, it was not always directly translated

Ami’s book, The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio, is definitely a must read! It combines the genres of thriller and romance expertly. I did use the translation feature in the kindle reader and google translate to get the exact meaning of the Italian being spoken in the book. Even with this minor annoyance, I absolutely recommend this book as well as the first book in the series. I anxiously await her third book in the series The Girl Who Adored Rembrandt[i/].

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The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio
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[Letora]

Mystery, romance and little magic, sounds like a great read to me! I can also appreciate when authors create sequels that can also be stand-alone books. Wonderful review!

[Ria710]

Wow, this sounds like an incredible book. Thank you for the review.