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jonmhansen's review
4.0
Excellently written, very evocative, enjoyed the characters, all that, but it just kind of...ended. The climax was not very climactic. Ah well. If you enjoy tales of the Italian Renaissance, I do recommend it.
bjsikes's review
4.0
It was an interesting concept but I couldn't lose myself in the story so it took a long time for me to finish. It was fun reading about the food of the time and I liked the protagonist a lot.
dee2799d's review
4.0
This is probably never going to get finished, which is such a shame, because it has everything I want in a fantasy: an interesting magic system, strong characters (most of them female), a loveable primary character (Tommasso broke my heart, I had no idea, I just want him to be happy), and most importantly: GOOD FOOD.
I find it that the fantasy books I love best talk about food a lot. Reading the Harry Potter series makes me hungry. And I knew when I picked this series up that main characters working for the kitchen!! Yes!
Politics more gnarly here as Caterina Medici finally leaves Florence for Rome under her cousin the Pope's commands. I sometimes forget how young these people are (even Tommasso, who started having an affair with Michaelangelo when he was 14??), because they really needed to grow up so fast. And I guess Caterina is really of age to get married during those times, but to actually stand as the figure-head of the Medicis and fight for Florence?
I wonder what happened and if book 3 is still happening? I want to know how Tommasso would end up. And I definitely want to see more of Lorenzacchio!
I find it that the fantasy books I love best talk about food a lot. Reading the Harry Potter series makes me hungry. And I knew when I picked this series up that main characters working for the kitchen!! Yes!
Politics more gnarly here as Caterina Medici finally leaves Florence for Rome under her cousin the Pope's commands. I sometimes forget how young these people are (even Tommasso, who started having an affair with Michaelangelo when he was 14??), because they really needed to grow up so fast. And I guess Caterina is really of age to get married during those times, but to actually stand as the figure-head of the Medicis and fight for Florence?
I wonder what happened and if book 3 is still happening? I want to know how Tommasso would end up. And I definitely want to see more of Lorenzacchio!
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