The Prisoner of Paradise (Painted Souls Book 1) by Rob Samborn – Review by Maryn Belling
The Prisoner of Paradise by Rob Samborn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Prisoner of Paradise (Painted Souls Book 1) by Rob Samborn – Review by Maryn Belling
Entering this book with high expectations is unfair to the author & the story. Save yourself the disappointment. Instead, you can enjoy this book by forgetting everything you know about Venice, history, art, civilization, or historical fiction. Infuse yourself with “the girl has no name” Arya Stark storyline from Game of Thrones; layer in Beasts of the Frozen Sun (book 1 of Frozen Sun Saga), and a heaping portion of The Lost Apothecary.
If you enjoyed Lauren Groff’s Matrix or Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, this book is for you. If you’re old enough to have read Time Traveler’s Wife in the mid-aughts when it first was published, you’ll probably do well with this text. If you’re more a reader of Sarah Dunant or Tracy Chevalier’s style of historical fiction, perhaps this book is better suited for other readers.
An admirable first in a series that’s sure to expand the libraries of ambitious readers.
The Prisoner of Paradise, Painted Souls Series, Rob Samborn, Review, Itsy Bitsy Book Bits, Thriller, Historical
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