Review by OtakuH -- The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio
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Review by OtakuH -- The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio" by Belle Ami.]
The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio by Belle Ami was a great book. I found myself immersed in the adventure of finding the lost painting with Angela and Alex. I will be giving the book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. I think this book deserves 4 stars because it was very well written as far as spelling and grammar are concerned. I also thought Belle Ami did a really great job painting a lifelike world for her readers on paper.
The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio follows the lives of a young woman named Angela Retanus and her fiancé Alex Caine. The two of them are not only connected as lovers in this time period, but also in numerous past lives as well. One of those being the lives of Caravaggio and his lover Fillide. Alex and Angela work for a lady named Celestine Marchesi who is the director of the Uffizi, a museum in Italy. She calls them because she wants them to track down a famous painting by Caravaggio called the Nativity. Before the two of them take on the case they decide to go visit their families. While visiting Angela's father, Alex learns that Angela's mother who she believes to have died giving birth is in fact alive. The two of them then go visit Alex's mother which is uneventful and then head to London to see his dad. While they are there they meet his father's girlfriend who is none other than Angela's missing mother.
After visiting their families the two lovers return to Italy and take the case. The two of them travel together following the same path that Caravaggio took while he was on the run for murder from Rome. Angela and Alex end up discovering that a man named Antonio, the Don of the Cosa Nostra, has the painting at his home on Cavallo island. Unfortunately before the two of them are able to go there Antonio sends two of his lackeys to beat up Alex making Angela alone and easy to kidnap. Once Antonio confirms that Alex is in the hospital he then sends them back out to bring him Angela. When Alex discovers Angela is missing he calls not only her father but her mother as well to perform a rescue operation.
For the most part I genuinely enjoyed reading the book. I found myself immersed in the adventure so much that I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to know whether or not they were going to find the painting. I also really enjoyed reading the flashbacks of Caravaggio actually being on the run. I also really enjoyed the relationship between Angela and her mother. Even though Angela didn't know it was her mother they had an instant connection between them. I as a reader was really rooting for them to be able to open up to one another. Another thing that I really enjoyed about the book was the amount of history and culture that was infused into it. When I began reading I didn't know much about Caravaggio besides the fact that he was a painter. I never knew about some of the hardships he had to endure or the fact that he was on the run for murder. The amount of Italian words and dialect was also really enjoyable to me.
Luckily I didn't dislike much about the book. I think the only thing that I found annoying in the book was how much they change Angela's mothers name. I felt like every character was calling her something different. I also felt like the book should have shown more of Fillide since that was who Angela was supposed to be. Overall though I really enjoyed reading it. The author did an amazing job catching my attention, so much that I plan on reading the rest of the books in the series as well. I think the best audience for the book would definitely be a more mature crowd of people. Art lovers would also really enjoy the book.
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The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio by Belle Ami was a great book. I found myself immersed in the adventure of finding the lost painting with Angela and Alex. I will be giving the book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. I think this book deserves 4 stars because it was very well written as far as spelling and grammar are concerned. I also thought Belle Ami did a really great job painting a lifelike world for her readers on paper.
The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio follows the lives of a young woman named Angela Retanus and her fiancé Alex Caine. The two of them are not only connected as lovers in this time period, but also in numerous past lives as well. One of those being the lives of Caravaggio and his lover Fillide. Alex and Angela work for a lady named Celestine Marchesi who is the director of the Uffizi, a museum in Italy. She calls them because she wants them to track down a famous painting by Caravaggio called the Nativity. Before the two of them take on the case they decide to go visit their families. While visiting Angela's father, Alex learns that Angela's mother who she believes to have died giving birth is in fact alive. The two of them then go visit Alex's mother which is uneventful and then head to London to see his dad. While they are there they meet his father's girlfriend who is none other than Angela's missing mother.
After visiting their families the two lovers return to Italy and take the case. The two of them travel together following the same path that Caravaggio took while he was on the run for murder from Rome. Angela and Alex end up discovering that a man named Antonio, the Don of the Cosa Nostra, has the painting at his home on Cavallo island. Unfortunately before the two of them are able to go there Antonio sends two of his lackeys to beat up Alex making Angela alone and easy to kidnap. Once Antonio confirms that Alex is in the hospital he then sends them back out to bring him Angela. When Alex discovers Angela is missing he calls not only her father but her mother as well to perform a rescue operation.
For the most part I genuinely enjoyed reading the book. I found myself immersed in the adventure so much that I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to know whether or not they were going to find the painting. I also really enjoyed reading the flashbacks of Caravaggio actually being on the run. I also really enjoyed the relationship between Angela and her mother. Even though Angela didn't know it was her mother they had an instant connection between them. I as a reader was really rooting for them to be able to open up to one another. Another thing that I really enjoyed about the book was the amount of history and culture that was infused into it. When I began reading I didn't know much about Caravaggio besides the fact that he was a painter. I never knew about some of the hardships he had to endure or the fact that he was on the run for murder. The amount of Italian words and dialect was also really enjoyable to me.
Luckily I didn't dislike much about the book. I think the only thing that I found annoying in the book was how much they change Angela's mothers name. I felt like every character was calling her something different. I also felt like the book should have shown more of Fillide since that was who Angela was supposed to be. Overall though I really enjoyed reading it. The author did an amazing job catching my attention, so much that I plan on reading the rest of the books in the series as well. I think the best audience for the book would definitely be a more mature crowd of people. Art lovers would also really enjoy the book.
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