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justforfun702's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad, but not a page-turner either, so it took rather long to finish it. Like the Dan Brown books it is ok to read James Rollins once in a while.
There is quite a lot of explanation of (religious) history, Vatican, Templars etc. While not a Dan Brown-ripp-off, it could have been shorter or contained less history and more action. Characters are well drawn and rather likeable, it is from a series of books (Sigma Force), but I have not read the other books, I guess there is a certain amount of character-developement, so it may be worth it to read the other books in the series, as a guilty-pleasure during holidays. If I remember right this is the second book by James Rollins I have read.
I got this ebook free from Barnes & Noble as a promo for Webreading, and was able to download the book as an epub.
After reading it I would set a price limit of max. Us$ 8 on the ebook edition if you must pay for it. It is (for me) not worth more.
There is quite a lot of explanation of (religious) history, Vatican, Templars etc. While not a Dan Brown-ripp-off, it could have been shorter or contained less history and more action. Characters are well drawn and rather likeable, it is from a series of books (Sigma Force), but I have not read the other books, I guess there is a certain amount of character-developement, so it may be worth it to read the other books in the series, as a guilty-pleasure during holidays. If I remember right this is the second book by James Rollins I have read.
I got this ebook free from Barnes & Noble as a promo for Webreading, and was able to download the book as an epub.
After reading it I would set a price limit of max. Us$ 8 on the ebook edition if you must pay for it. It is (for me) not worth more.
jeansbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kalkn's review against another edition
2.0
The books is the equivalent to the summer blockbuster movies. Lots of bangs and special effects, but not much substance.
Feels likes a hybrid of Dan Brown meets Indiana Jones. This is the second book in the series, but it already has the Sword of Truth series problem; being that it's the same book as the first one. A couple of different details, but just a repeat of his first book.
Feels likes a hybrid of Dan Brown meets Indiana Jones. This is the second book in the series, but it already has the Sword of Truth series problem; being that it's the same book as the first one. A couple of different details, but just a repeat of his first book.
kyle120888's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
marco5599's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
DNF.
Loaded with mystery, but nothing made me curious. Chock-full of action, but I was never excited. Threat and bloodshed aplenty, but it left me cold. Moves at full speed, but I didn't care where it was going. This is not for me. Exiting the Rollins train.
Loaded with mystery, but nothing made me curious. Chock-full of action, but I was never excited. Threat and bloodshed aplenty, but it left me cold. Moves at full speed, but I didn't care where it was going. This is not for me. Exiting the Rollins train.
karinlib's review against another edition
3.0
Although I didn't like Map of Bones as much as Sandstorm, I did enjoy this book. Definitely a fast-paced book.