History of Painting The Renaissance in the North and the Flemish Genius Book

Author: I'm going to start a bit before the actual Reformation period and begin with some history of Geneva, because I find it interesting.
Me: Oh, boy, this is gonna be tedious...
Me, later: I'm gonna write a historical fiction novel about this because it's SO INTERESTING!!!!

How do you review a book that's just narrating parts of history? Well, this one did a great job holding my attention. A few parts were a tad boring. At some parts, it read like a fiction novel. And the author did an excellent job portraying these real people. He pointed out the actions - good and bad - from both sides. Frankly, if a book makes me want to write a book after reading it, I think it's a good one!