Costanza

eBook, 336 pages

English language

Published by Renegade Books.

ISBN:
978-0-349-13108-5
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ASIN:
B0CJV4TFW5
Goodreads:
200479589

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2 stars (1 review)

Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story.

In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin. Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife - until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the famed sculptor and star of Roman society, whose jet-black gaze matches his dark temper. From the second they set eyes upon each other, a fatal attraction is born.

1 edition

A little too florid

2 stars

I really struggled with this book, taking a long time to finish it because I found myself avoiding it. I hated the protagonist, didn't like any other characters, didn't get a sense of time or place, and just found it very dull. The prose was too florid for my tastes and without enjoyable or interesting characters, the plot was nowhere near enough to keep my interest. Not for me.

Subjects

  • historical fiction