Wow - this one's a thinking person's book! French resistance movement, Leonardo DaVinci, King Francois, the Mona Lisa, Nazi Germany, the Sibylline order... The book is written in two different time eras with chapters moving back and forth - 1519 and 1945 in the same geographic area of Paris and surrounding areas. Both eras are heavily female dominant and both eras are cloaked in mystery and good v. evil. Both storylines surround the Sybilline Order and how it is related to the Mona Lisa, which, by the way, is in hiding during WWII and part of the mystery is in finding her and attempting to bring her back safely to the Louvre. Some base knowledge in some or all of these areas will make the book an easier read. If you're not brushed up on these subjects, do not fear; you'll either learn a LOT and/or research a LOT! For a debut novel, Rivers really had a story to tell. I'm sure the subsequent novels will be just as educational. I look forward to digging into some of these topics in more detail to continue my education and prepare for the next installment.

The Woman on the Wall is a wonderful historical fiction story full of mystery, magic and action! It's told through two timelines and each one starts with plenty of action. It was also interesting to see how the timelines connected. The characters were done wonderfully. It's a book that won't be able to put down or turn the pages fast enough and will have you at the edge of your seat! There are a lot of clues so keep an eye out for them. The ending was a little bit of a cliffhanger so hopefully we won't have long to wait! Thank you Bookouture and Robin Rivers for sharing this book with me!
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I enjoy a dual timeline book and add in historical fiction and I am one happy reader. To make this one ever more appealing to me it involves art and Renaissance art is one of my biggest passions. So this book was certainly starting out hitting on many of my favorite topics.

After WWII finally comes to its end, Dr. Marie Guerrant is finally free of the Nazis and is working towards getting the Mona Lisa back where she belongs. But all is not going as smoothly as she would like. For there is more to the Mona Lisa than just being the painting of a woman in a chair. Or so this story goes.

In 1519 danger is lurking for a for the Sibylline Order as the current Prophetess has visions that lead her to Leonardo daVinci and his most famous of paintings, the Mona Lisa. She must find him to make sure that all is well and he goes forward as history has detailed or all could be lost for her and her order.

As the current time and the past work towards each other forces will try and keep these women from their rightful place. Read the story to delve into a world of mystery and mysticism and to keep the pages turning well into the night. ( )

As World War II comes to an end, Dr. Marie Guerrant returns to Paris. She has spent the last 480 days as a political prisoner in Ravensbruck and now wants to focus on returning the Mona Lisa to its rightful place and hopefully find her daughter, Serah in the process. However, Marie is quickly pulled back into the belief of the Mona Lisa bearing a secret of a modern day prophetess called the Sibyl Colonel Philip Millar. Through a set of clues that Marie believes Serah left for her in DaVinci's assistants journals, Marie is sent on a chase throughout France to find the Mona Lisa, her daughter and possibly, a living Sybil. Five hundred years prior, the last living Sibyl, Aesmeh prepares to take on her role as DaVinci finishes the Mona Lisa. Before Aesmah takes her place, DaVinci and the Mona Lisa disappear. A traitor is found within the Sibylline and the Mona Lisa must be finished to hold the key to the next Sibyl 500 years in the future.

The Woman on the Wall is an amazing historical thriller surrounding the mysterious Mona Lisa. The story is told through two timelines- Marie and Philip's point of view in 1945 and Aesmeh's point of view in 1519. I was pulled in by the Orders of the Sibylline and their abilities as well as Marie's knowledge of art, history and language. The writing starts off action packed in both timelines and it did take me a few chapters to get my footing with all the characters and treachery that is happening. Once the details came together, I was amazed at the Sibylline for their planning as well as the many people who fought against them to bring them down or control them. The Nazi's were a perfectly obvious choice for a group who would want to control a woman who could see the future. I felt for Marie who was being thrown into a situation much larger than herself with no way to know who to trust. I was amazed at her ability to think straight and fight back while keeping her wits about her and remembering the end goal of finding the Mona Lisa and her daughter. With an action packed, magical and heartfelt ending, I can't wait to see what's next in the Sibylline Chronicles.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )