Da Vinci's Tiger

Da Vinci's Tiger

By L.M. Elliott

YA Historical Fiction 

Hardback

275 pages

Owlcrate book (2015)

I have not had this book sitting around since 2015. I bought it on a whim several months ths ago when I was buying some other items from the Owlcrate shop. This was from their December 2015 box, which preceded my subscription. 

It's a thoroughly researched Historical Fiction book, written for a YA audience. 

author info

This in the painting (and historical person) it's based around.

Painting info

I did enjoy this book, but didn't like feel compelled to puck it up like I often do with books. 

The characters were interesting, the politics weren't overwhelming, and the setting felt realistic. 

Overall it was good, just not really my thing. 

I think I'll let this one go to the used book store. 

A Forgery of Roses

By Jessica S. Olson

377 pages

Hardback

Owlcrate 

YA Fantasy 

Super engaging book. Read the whole thing today; didn't want to put it down. 

Magic, greedy people, questionable motives, possible haunting, murder mystery, and a lot of talk about paint.

It didn't go where I expected it to, which I appreciate. 

Really enjoyed this book - it's a stand-alone novel - and I'd probably read it again another time. 

Plus it's gorgeous! Look at the beautiful foil stamping on the front!

Look at the red dyed pages!

Look at the cute rose on the back and the pretty inside of the dust jacket!

And it's signed. Yay!

author info, for the curious.