James Mckean

This is a very uneven book. There are scenes that are absolutely beautiful. When describing art and Matt sinking into the love of art shines through.Other parts are very clunking. Somethings also make absolutely no sense.

Mr. McKean... we need a sequel! I really loved this book.. Italy, the Quattrocento!

This was okay, but a bit confusing at times and extremely slow at the start of the book.

This book was in some ways a disappointment - the 3 stars are purely for the wonderful descriptions of paintings, music and 15th century science, which are very well done. Clearly the author knows a lot about art of the period, unfortunately he doesn't know how to spin a good story. There is next to no character development and the storyline isn't convincing or engaging. It's a great idea, but poorly executed.