Strong book. I loved how it had so many actual elements to support this novel. The names and politics confused me but i really loved the main character the world that was built. It was a face pace novel with a amazing lead. It inspired me to be more creative! ( )

Strong book. I loved how it had so many actual elements to support this novel. The names and politics confused me but i really loved the main character the world that was built. It was a face pace novel with a amazing lead. It inspired me to be more creative! ( )

I really liked this book quite a lot. If I could have read it all in one sitting I definitely would have, but alas, it didn't work out that way. I found the characters captivating, the writing style easy to read, and the story went along at a good pace. It's a great shorter read and I would recommend is for sure! 4.5 out of 5 stars. ( )

This book could have been so much more... more detailed, more explained. I am used to the Philippa Gregory style where many things are explained. Genevre’s husband could have been fleshed out more. Details of the wool business would have been nice. The book isn’t bad, just not great ( )

This book reminded me of the book The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier for a young adult audience. L. M. Elliott took the painting of Ginevra de' Benci, which is hanging in the National Art Gallery in Washington, D.C., and built a fictional story.
While I was reading the book, it returned to the days I was in middle school a couple of years ago. We have the assignment to take a Rennaisance picture, find the story behind it, and present it to the class.
I enjoy historical fiction, and I like to find books with different eras, and Da Vinci's Tiger had the potential, but it felt a little bit flat.
The storyline is about Ginevra meeting Leonardo Da Vinci and the portrait he made of her and some tensions in Florence at the time.
I didn’t completely connect to Ginerva. I didn’t feel that she was a character filled with the strength needed to compete with Da Vinci and his art. While she was his muse, I didn’t fully see how.
It seemed that there was a higher emphasis on the historical accuracy that it lacked the emotional pull to bring a scene or moment together.
I didn’t think anyone of the characters, in particular, stood out, which became a bit of a disappointment for me since this was about Da Vinci.
Often, I feel that character disconnects are based on my taste versus what the author is trying to relay. The writing was well done, and I felt it was that more than anything, kept me reading the story. The pacing was on par with what I thought this book needed. And overall, Da Vinci’s Tiger was just okay. ( )