I thought this book was amazing! It had all the components it needed and a bunch of things that I love, good romance, history, mystery, crime, and ART. I love art. I didn't want to put this book down because I just wanted to know it all. The whole plot, split between far past, 3 years ago and present...and including so many different stories that came together was just seamlessly done. And I think the main character was written pretty realistically. I was just a little upset right at the end with how the romance turned out, having found love I know how hard it would be to just leave it, but I think it too was done realistically and I need to just overlook my personal needs in regards to the story and respect the author's authenticity. The one thing that did throw me off sometimes was that the current happening story was written in a present tense that hit me wrong sometimes. Overall though, AWESOME read.