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It is a clutching story, with love interests and court shenanigans, odd fellows and weird sisters, lurking in wait for their stage entrance, scenes of comic hilarity around the dinner table, and a high spirited tribute to the fruits of knowledge...In her own neat piece of alchemy, Newmark takes the heft of a potato and turns it into an ode for paying attention Kirkus Reviews, US Rumour, court machinations and a rattling good plot Fanny Blake, Woman & Home 'Unashamedly fun and will appeal to fans of Kate Mosse and Dan Brown... full of twisting passageways, wall tapestries complete with spy holes, and all manner of skulduggery... The plot crackles along, piling up the murders and conspiracies among the culinary metaphors. A very promising new author' New Books Magazine
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This gripping tale moves swiftly through the colourful world of fifteenth century Venice and the suspense is maintained effortlessly by this talented writer
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4.5 Stars - A Sensory Delight,
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This review is from: Book of Unholy Mischief (Hardcover)
It is not often where I'm not that fond of the protagonist but love the book. At the same time, keeping in mind the age and background of Luciano, his actions were perfectly in tune with the character. His actions had tragic results but there was redemption in the end.
In many ways Ferrero the chef is the strongest character as he seeks to teach Luciano the lessons of life and impart knowledge through cooking. "Knowledge is the stepping stone to wisdom." To me, that's the sign of a good writer. All the characters were true to them selves and contributed greatly to the sense of time and place of the story, which was very well done and not idealized. Newmark gave us the hardship of the poor and the lushness of the rich. "If Venice was a slut, Rome was a murderer." The Renaissance being a time of conflict between the Church and intellectual questioning through scientific advancement and the development of the printing press adds tension to the story while imparting historical information to the reader. I always love learning new bits of history. The descriptions of food were as close to sensory as one can get from a written page. I don't know how historically accurate were all the food items and their availability, but considering how much they added to the story and that his is fiction, I am willing to forgive the author any license that may have been taken. The scenes of meals changing the moods, and even decisions, were delightful. In some ways, it reminded me of the book "Chocolot." The plot was intriguing and did have a bit of "Da Vinci Code" element in that there was something for which everyone was looking and no one was really certain what it contained. A minor complaint was that it switched time periods, a couple times, without indication. This was a wonderful book and I so glad I read it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Good bit of fun,
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog "Falcata T... - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Book of Unholy Mischief (Paperback)
Books often succeed or fail by their principle protagonist and that's the first thing that Elle got right (or write) as the case may be. Here, presented with a fascinating mystery is a protagonist that just jumps straight from the pages into the reader's imagination fully formed and in such a way that you just can't help but like them.
Beautifully written with almost picturesque descriptiveness tied up with the positive aspects of mankinds characteristics each having their place within going to show that doing the right thing does have its own rewards. A good bit of fun and perhaps an ideal book for a holiday read where you can imagine that you're travelling with the characters instead of being stuck at home as you seen the Venice of the 15th Century. Who knows it might even save a murder or two. LOL
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fantastic story,
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This review is from: The Book of Unholy Mischief (Paperback)
Absolutely brilliant. Characters and atmosphere really well captured. Felt as easy to read as a trashy book, but left it feeling cleverer than before.
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