Author : Caitlin Schneiderhan
Book : Medici Heist
/Historical Fiction/
Publication date : August 6, 2024
Blurb:
Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue, opulence, secrets, and murder. The Medici family rules the city from their seat of wealth, but the people of Florence remember the few decades they spent as a Republic, free from the Medicis and their puppet Pope, Leo X.
Sharp-witted seventeen-year-old con-woman Rosa Cellini has plans for the Pope and the Medicis - and, more specifically, the mountain of indulgence money they've been extorting from the people of Tuscany. To pull off the Renaissance's greatest robbery, she'll recruit a team of capable Sarra the tinkerer, Khalid the fighter, and Giacomo, the irrepressible master of disguise. To top it all off, and to smooth their entrance into the fortress-like Palazzo Medici, Rosa even enlists the reluctant help of famed artist and local misanthrope, Michelangelo.
Old secrets resurface and tensions in the gang flare as the authorities draw closer and the Medicis' noose pulls tighter around Tuscany itself. What began as a robbery becomes a bid to save Florence from certain destruction - if Rosa and company don't destroy each other first.
Get ready for an absolute swashbuckling riot, beginning with a 'mud' pie to the Pope's face, and ending with a climatic heist that would give Danny Ocean a run for his money. Bursting with snark, innuendo and action, Medici Heist is your next un-put-downable obsession.
My thoughts:
Okay, I haven't had this much fun with a book in a long time!
Move back in time, Ocean's Eleven in Florence with the insane goal to rob THE MEDICI!
Absolutely brilliant idea that was also brilliantly made!
With her impeccable plan, Rosa Cellini is recruiting a colorful gang of grifters to relieve the Medici family of their amounted indulgence money….but it's not all about the money, it's about her past too.
When you have Sarra the tinkerer, Khalid—the right-hand man to the weaver of Genoa, the irresistible and charming Giacomo that can relieve you of anything you own with a smile, innocent looking old lady Agatha with her apothecary….and the cherry on top is to recruit IL Divino himself in your team.
With a team like that, nothing could go wrong right and nothing is impossible, right?
“There is nothing so ‘impossible’ in this world that God has to take it on himself. There are only things that very clever people have not done yet.”
Colorful characters with so distinctive voices that each and every one of them goes under your skin and makes you feel everything.
Khalid and Giacomo are my favorite because they are the absolute opposites and their interactions steal the show every single time and make you chuckle.
Another favorite thing is how the heist plot is used to tell their personal stories and the two run side by side, making the dynamic of the book feel perfect and immersive.
Moreover, the way how historical bits were used and seamlessly interwoven into the story was incredible and pique your interest so much that you start researching hungry for more information about those events.
Remarkable book that I can't recommend enough!
Comments