TITLE: The Raven
SERIES #: The Florentine #1
CHARACTERS: William York & Raven Wood
AUTHOR: Sylvain Reynard
PUBLICATION DATE: February 3, 2015
ORDER LINKS:Amazon
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel Series comes a dark, sensual tale of romance in a city shrouded in mystery…
Raven Wood spends her days at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery restoring fine works of Renaissance art. But an innocent walk home after an evening with friends changes her life forever. When she intervenes in the senseless beating of a homeless man, his attackers turn on her, dragging her into an alley. Raven is only semi-conscious when their assault is interrupted by a cacophony of growls followed by her attacker’s screams. Mercifully, she blacks out, but not before catching a glimpse of a shadowy figure who whispers to her…
Cassita vulneratus.
When Raven awakes, she is inexplicably changed. She returns to the Uffizi, but no one recognizes her and more disturbingly, she discovers that she’s been absent an entire week. With no recollection of the events leading up to her disappearance, Raven also learns that her absence coincides with one of the largest robberies in Uffizi history – the theft of a set of priceless Botticelli illustrations. When the baffled police force identifies her as its prime suspect, Raven is desperate to clear her name. She seeks out one of Florence’s wealthiest and elusive men in an attempt to uncover the truth about her disappearance. Their encounter leads Raven to a dark underworld whose inhabitants kill to keep their secrets
REVIEW:
3.75 Hearts Sylvain Reynard’s The Florentine series is a little different than the Gabriel’s Inferno series. Both series are written very well and make you fall in love with the stubborn moody hero and cheer for the sweet, kind and backbone of steel heroine. But in The Florentine series there is a huge paranormal element that was not in the other series. Which leads to a lot of very interesting things that link these two series together. What they are I will not tell you what is the fun in that (yes, I am evil like that).
I do have to say that I was a tad bit worried when I read The Prince (the prequel to this book). I found The Prince was a little stand-offish and not very nice at all. But in The Raven, the Prince won me over. Yes, he is moody as heck. Yes, he thinks things should be one way even if change can be good. But all in all he is a great guy. I just love William with Raven. Even at times when he is being his moody self :). I can’t wait to see what is next for these two.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Berkley Trade in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
4 Hearts
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