Da Vinci's Tiger | 
My February #BookSpin list is ready!
Exciting news for #BookSpinBingo for January: I got a bingo! 😄 This is an accomplishment because I don't know if I ever got one the whole time I've been playing. I might even get two if I can make it through my current book in the next few days! I even read both my #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books. I'll post my board soon.
@TheAromaofBooks
pick🎧📚I really enjoyed this book for the historical accuracy not so much for the flowery prose. A bit YA tropey but it was minimal enough that I still enjoyed it.
Read the summary, it‘s spot on.
Liked it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickAn interesting, fast read. I loved reading historical fiction as a child and teen, so it was fun to read it again. I thought the ending was a little rushed and sudden and some of the dialogue seemed too modern. I did enjoy learning new things about the Renaissance era, as well as the subjects of love and friendship.
Owlcrate Challenge-3/19
Woke up to eight(!) inches of snow this morning. Not ready for all the shoveling, but I'm looking forward to three days off, reading, and pie.
pickI enjoyed this a lot! But it was at times difficult to follow especially at the beginning and I do think it sometimes reads a little cheesy. Sometimes the dialogue sounded silly. But I did like Ginevra as a character and appreciated how historically accurate this book seemed. (Continued in comments)
Getting started on my first book for the #owlcrateathon
Starting with Da Vinci's Tiger since it is my oldest unread #owlcrate book
#davincistiger #muse #readathon
pickThis was one of my favorite books of this year and I read it in January. I loved reading about women in a time when we really didn't mean much. I loved this book honestly and I'd definitely recommend it to anybody who loves historical fiction.
pick3.5 out of 5. This was a short, enjoyable read, but it was a bit slow at times. A world of historical fiction based on Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Ginevra de Benci, Da Vinci's Tiger paints it's own captivating picture of the world in which Ginevra lived. Ginevra, by the way, is awesome.
"I beg your pardon, I am a mountain tiger." - Ginevra de' Benci, "Da Vinci's Tiger" Image: Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Ginevra de' Benci
On to the next book from my Owlcrate. I'm determined to catch up on these books.
This is the December "Get Inspired" box by @owlcrate and that candle (reading at the café) smells amazing! The little notebook for reading lists and reviews are great for no wifi moments. Plus, I love the to-do list notebook for my refrigerator.
First book I got from trying out Owl Crate back in December and still haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I've been reading a ton of ebooks lately so I decided to make myself a little bookmark for when I start reading this (hopefully soon)! Just an envelope and some pretty tape & voila!
"I beg your pardon, I am a mountain tiger." -Ginevra de' Benci
We are so excited to celebrate Leonardo's birthday with author L.M. Elliott! Free chocolate & great YA? Count us in!
pickThis reminded me of my time I spent in Florence and made me miss it!
Ginevra was a great heroine and reminded me of the Royal Diaries and Dear America series I read as a preteen. So glad I was able to finish this great book in mostly one sitting!
