I loved this book, so much, that I had to keep putting it down so I wouldn't finish it too soon! The descriptions are beautiful, so much so, that I felt as though I was the painter in Venice. I have not been this thoroughly absorbed in a book for such a long time. Plus, it encouraged me to get all of Casanova's memoirs to read. To me that makes Lovric a true author to admire because I kept wanting to read about her subjects well after I was done the book. I've always been a fan of Byron, and this was just another wonderful portrayal of him.I could go on and on about how much I enjoyed this reading experience, but I would run out of room and run the risk of boring people. My only disappoinment is that it doesn't have Kindle version as that is how I do most of my reading.Can't recommend this book enough.