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MerissaArchaeolibrarian
MerissaArchaeolibrarian rated it 6 years ago
@XpressoTours, @DonnaRussoMorin, #Adult, #Fantasy, 4 out of 5 (very good) Birth is the first book in the Once, Upon A New Time series, and we start off in the middle of a battle. Our main male is determined to save one of the injured, and carries him to his lover, who is both a warrior and a heale...
BuckeyeAngel
BuckeyeAngel rated it 7 years ago
In this time women could draw at home but not be an artist that was for a man to do. These women had to develop their talent in hiding as women were not allowed to be artists. Women were supposed to have children and run their homes. These women were learning to be better artists with Leonardo Da ...
Elysium
Elysium rated it 9 years ago
The book follows 5 women who want to be artists in a time when it was impossible. One of their friends goes missing and when Giuliano de Medici has been murdered the city goes into chaos. Then women get help from Leonardo Da Vinci, trying to find their friend.I really loved this book and it was hard...
Celticlady's Reading Room
Celticlady's Reading Room rated it 9 years ago
A plot is afoot to murder the Medici's, members of the Pazzi (a banking family) family plot a conspiracy to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano to oust the Medici family as rulers of Florence. One of the Medici's survives and exacts revenge on the Pazzi family. Lorenzo survives ...
Blodeuedd
Blodeuedd rated it 12 years ago
What went wrong? Well in a way that is easy to explain; frankly I was bored. I wanted to skim, I wanted to get it over with. I just could not connect. I did like one part of the book though..after page 300 it grew interested and there was a new mystery that caught my attention. But even if that was ...
Elysium
Elysium rated it 13 years ago
Battista della Palla is an art collector, or a thief, for the king of France. His job is to collect valuable paintings and sculptures for the king. He is in a mission to find a mysterious sculpture which is believed to have special powers when he meets mysterious woman named Aurelia. Aurelia has bee...
The True Book Addict
The True Book Addict rated it 13 years ago
How to sum up a book such as The King's Agent with mere words? The book has all the elements of what I consider to be great fiction. Adventure, mystery, love, and mysticism. And to speak of my opinions without giving the story away will be quite a feat in itself, but I shall attempt to do it just...
Tanzanite
Tanzanite rated it 13 years ago
3.5 stars. http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/04/kings-agent-by-donna-russo-morin.html
Unabridged Chick
Unabridged Chick rated it 13 years ago
This is a romp of a novel. The story literally bounces along, bops happily through Florence and Italy in search of mysterious piece of sculpture of immense importance, following clues from Dante's Divina Commedia, following clues in paintings that may or may not indicate UFOs. And yet, while it so...
Danielle's Reading Adventures
Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it 13 years ago
I give the author credit for putting a lot of heart, soul and energy into this story. It has a lot of authentic-feeling details, although I had trouble with the initially slow-moving narrative. I really liked the intricate infusion of The Divine Comedy into the story. I would like to rate this hi...
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