Some say I was gone for three minutes, some say four personally, I am beginning to think death is mostly a matter of opinion.īeing Juliet, I suppose I should have seen it coming. My heart stopped, and I was not breathing – in the eyes of the world I was really dead. But, I'll be looking for the author's next novel, I bet it will also be fun, and even better! Read more I was a little perplexed by the relationship between the sisters and its not very believable resolution. The historical details about Siena & the origin of the Romeo & Juliet story were interesting. Quite enjoyable, but clumsy in spots (it's a debut novel), and the puzzle solving aspect isn't one that kept me on the edge of my seat. But, it's more like chick lit meets Da Vinci Code. She and her sister, who she despises, try to use documents left to them by their mother to find what may be a family treasure, but they don't seem to be the only ones looking for it - and their rivals don't seem to be nice people.I thought I'd enjoy this more than I did, seeing it described as a sort of literary Da Vinci Code centered on Romeo & Juliet. She meets members of other families in Siena, including a handsome young man who doesn't seem to like her much. She learns that she is a member of the Tolomei family of Siena, and that there seems to be a family curse having to do with Romeo and Juliet. This is a fun novel, a good beach read, featuring Juliet, a young American woman (though born in Italy) who inherits a safety deposit box in Siena, Italy when her godmother passes away. (Unless it's a terrible story but just work with me here.) Read more * Thought the story was more of a three rather than a four but after the book had finished, I found myself missing the characters and wondering what they were up to - so obviously, the book left an impression on me and that my friend, is the mark of a well executed work.
* Juliet, who doesn't know Italian, was able to read an Italian manuscript - her knowledge of Italian comes and goes as the story progresses and gets a bit annoying * Thoroughly research of the Middle Ages. * The romance was kind of predictable which since this is a metaliterature of Romeo and Juliet, we shouldn't be surprised but honestly? I wanted the author to give us something a bit more challenging.
With that being said, it should be obvious at times the book got a bit messy. * I enjoyed the hidden summaries that were preceded by, "So let me get this straight." as the book sometimes got a bit off course and those hidden summaries righted you on the path again. * The story, which takes place mainly in Sienna, Italy, is so atmospheric and descriptive, I feel as if I know the city by heart I'm just going to input my notes rather than some kind of cohesive review:
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