The beginning of The Arm of the Stone was really rocky for me. Honestly, it got to the point where I thought about giving it up; however, I didn’t and I’m glad I stuck with it. I thought the beginning was rather drawn out and overloaded with characters, history, etc. Also, the conflict didn’t seem...
Color Song, A Passion Blue Novel by Victoria Strauss is a five star book. I loved it & highly recommend it. It is about artistic passion in fifteen century Venice. Giulla Borromeo disguised herself as Girolamo Landriani to become a painter's apprentice. She had escaped Santa Marta rather than bein...
"Be sure you know your true heart’s desire, or you may find yourself surprised by what you receive."This is the warning the Astrologer-Sorcerer gives Giulia when she pays him to create a magical talisman for her. The scorned illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, Giulia is determined to defy ...
Giuila is a bastard. Her mother was a seamstress and mistress to an Italian Count. Her mother died when she was a child and now her father has passed away. Now that she has no protection in the household, the Count’s wife is eager to be rid of her. The count left Giuila a small dowry and instead of ...
Very sweet story with an incredibly powerful message. The characters were easy to love. It was a joy to live in the world created by the author. Then again, I love art.
Although I am well past this book's theoretical teenage target audience, I hated to put it down.Like "Vivaldi's Virgins," "Passion Blue" is an entertaining, well-researched and thoughtful work of historical fiction that gives us a look at life for women in 16th C. Italy. Giulia, the protagonist, is...
Kindle free download 4/17/12.
Review originally posted here[caption id="attachment_3399" align="alignleft" width="200"] Image from Victoria Strauss's website[/caption]Passion Blue is one of those books that I heard about from several sources (Book Smugglers and Charlotte) and put on hold. And then it was several months later and...
I am so thankful for Goodreads First Reads for allowing me to get this book. I have not yet had a chance to read it but once I do I will be sure to update this review.
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