Helpful Score: 4
From Amazon.com's Reviews:
Life may imitate art...but death follows it.
While studying art history at New York University, brilliant and beautiful Finn Ryan makes a startling discovery: a Michelangelo drawing of a dissected corpse-supposedly from the artist's near-mythical notebook. But that very night, someone breaks into her apartment-murdering her boyfriend and stealing the sketches she made of the drawing. Fleeing for her life, Finn heads to the address her mother had given her for emergencies, where she finds the enigmatic antiquarian book dealer, Michael Valentine. Together, they embark on a desperate race through the city-and through the pages of history itself-to expose an electrifying secret from the final days of World War II-a secret that lies in the dark labyrinthine heart of the Vatican.
Mistry's Opinion: Not a favorite. It jumped around too much for me. I would have liked to see the heroine explored more. She had potential to be a great character, but it didn't get there for me. Worth a read if you like a mystery/thriller.
Life may imitate art...but death follows it.
While studying art history at New York University, brilliant and beautiful Finn Ryan makes a startling discovery: a Michelangelo drawing of a dissected corpse-supposedly from the artist's near-mythical notebook. But that very night, someone breaks into her apartment-murdering her boyfriend and stealing the sketches she made of the drawing. Fleeing for her life, Finn heads to the address her mother had given her for emergencies, where she finds the enigmatic antiquarian book dealer, Michael Valentine. Together, they embark on a desperate race through the city-and through the pages of history itself-to expose an electrifying secret from the final days of World War II-a secret that lies in the dark labyrinthine heart of the Vatican.
Mistry's Opinion: Not a favorite. It jumped around too much for me. I would have liked to see the heroine explored more. She had potential to be a great character, but it didn't get there for me. Worth a read if you like a mystery/thriller.
Helpful Score: 4
great read...lots of mystery surrounding a discovered Michelangelo sketch, looted art from WW2, and the Vatican...would recommend it!
-Mirah W.
-Mirah W.
Sabrina J. (RavenousReader) reviewed Michelangelo's Notebook (Finn Ryan, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Interesting concept but a bit slow going. However, my husband thought it was a great book!
Helpful Score: 2
Fans of the DaVinci Code should check out this book in the same vein.
Helpful Score: 2
Loved it! Could barely put it down. If you love "Dan Brown" type books, you will love this one!
