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newfylady's review against another edition
4.0
Agent Pendergast is as good as ever in this first of a triolgy. I can't wait to read the next two.
pachypedia's review against another edition
5.0
Primer libro de la trilogía de Diógenes Pendergast, hermano de nuestro Pendergast original, aunque aquí solamente aparece insinuada la trama de Diógenes, que se desarrollará en los otros dos libros.
No le pongo cuatro estrellas porque desde la mitad hasta el final me parece un poco repetición de los dos primeros libros de Pendergast, con este y D' Agosta persiguiendo a los malos malísimos y Hayward ocupándose de las masas.
No le pongo cuatro estrellas porque desde la mitad hasta el final me parece un poco repetición de los dos primeros libros de Pendergast, con este y D' Agosta persiguiendo a los malos malísimos y Hayward ocupándose de las masas.
duartepatri's review against another edition
3.0
i've read 3 Pendergast books so far and I didnt enjoy this one as much as the first two...I'm going to read the other two book in the series and see if it gets better. two Pendergasts could be cool...
catrink's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second of the Pendergast series I've read, and while it was interesting in many ways, it didn't quite keep my attention as the Cabinet of Curiosities did. It seems more formulaic in this 5th book of the series, though there are interesting elements in both storyline and characterization.
carlylottsofbookz's review against another edition
5.0
Each installment of the adventures of Pendergast and company make me more and more excited to read the next. In this novel, we have a twist on the locked-room mystery. Two men have died, in locked bedrooms, by being what appears to be burned/cooked from the inside out.
Pendergast is back on the case with his old partner D'Agosta and Haywood. The case takes them to Florence, Italy and is filled with secret societies, lies, money, and infamy.
A great read!
Pendergast is back on the case with his old partner D'Agosta and Haywood. The case takes them to Florence, Italy and is filled with secret societies, lies, money, and infamy.
A great read!
blackrose2366's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first Pendergast book I haven't given 5 stars. Preston and Child continue to write incredible stories, with twists, turns, and just the right amount of horror. The only part of this book I didn't enjoy was the sex scene between D'Agosta and Hayward. I'm not upset at the relationship, I felt it was inevitable since Reliquary - the detail is unneeded. The authors are both talented enough writers that they don't need to waste page space on sex. I'm reading horror, not 50 Shades.
The more into this series I get, I've come to the conclusion that Relic and Reliquary are in a class all there own. In the first two books, the antagonist isn't fully human. It is someone who was once human and was changed by science. In the next several books, there is less science fiction and more CSI style serial killer. This isn't a bad thing by any means, I still truly love the series, I almost believe that the first two books were planned and then the authors decided to continue the series after their success. I've also noticed that one of the authors has a quirk of describing each building's 'façade.' I want to read books by the individual authors to figure out whose quirk it is.
The more into this series I get, I've come to the conclusion that Relic and Reliquary are in a class all there own. In the first two books, the antagonist isn't fully human. It is someone who was once human and was changed by science. In the next several books, there is less science fiction and more CSI style serial killer. This isn't a bad thing by any means, I still truly love the series, I almost believe that the first two books were planned and then the authors decided to continue the series after their success. I've also noticed that one of the authors has a quirk of describing each building's 'façade.' I want to read books by the individual authors to figure out whose quirk it is.
gbdill's review against another edition
2.0
I typically enjoy books by Preston/Child but this one seemed different. I simply could not get into this book. With over 700 pages long it became painfully obvious that this was going to be excruciatingly long and detailed. When the storyline didn't seem to pick up or develop after 100 pages, I knew I wouldn't be able to bring myself to finish it. To be fair to the authors I rate this a 2-star rather than 1-star. The writing was very creative as usual, but excessively verbose for my taste.
ashkitty93's review against another edition
4.0
Uh, well, I'm DEFINITELY reading the next book ASAP.
My timing could've been better on this installment. I hadn't anticipated a showdown between Hayward and a mob on the edge of violence, and naturally I ended up listening to that bit yesterday, 6 January. Ehhhhhh. I did appreciate seeing D'Agosta in Italy, and the final five chapters were edge-of-your-seat good. The various nods and references to other classic works of literature were fun too. Lack of Smithback, but Harriman was a decent stand-in, especially considering how his arc went.
My favorites of the series remain the first two books, but I like the setup so far and I'm excited to see where this (especially the next two books) goes. A personal note, I still haven't read The Woman in White but now I definitely want to, and The Cask of Amontillado remains my favorite Poe story, a distinction it has held for over 15 years.
This is a great series for villain monologues and/or hero-explanation monologues.
Audiobook read by the always-phenomenal Scott Brick.
Popsugar 2022: Book featuring two languages
MSBBT 2022: Just a Flesh Wound
My timing could've been better on this installment. I hadn't anticipated a showdown between Hayward and a mob on the edge of violence, and naturally I ended up listening to that bit yesterday, 6 January. Ehhhhhh. I did appreciate seeing D'Agosta in Italy, and the final five chapters were edge-of-your-seat good. The various nods and references to other classic works of literature were fun too. Lack of Smithback, but Harriman was a decent stand-in, especially considering how his arc went.
My favorites of the series remain the first two books, but I like the setup so far and I'm excited to see where this (especially the next two books) goes. A personal note, I still haven't read The Woman in White but now I definitely want to, and The Cask of Amontillado remains my favorite Poe story, a distinction it has held for over 15 years.
This is a great series for villain monologues and/or hero-explanation monologues.
Audiobook read by the always-phenomenal Scott Brick.
Popsugar 2022: Book featuring two languages
MSBBT 2022: Just a Flesh Wound
morcades's review against another edition
3.0
Siempre le tendré tirria a este libro por culpa de Viola Maskalene. Gny.
joestewart's review against another edition
4.0
Well written “who done it”. With two authors, I wondered if I would notice different writing styles or an author’s favorite phrases, but I didn’t. Also learned that there are dialects of Italian - didn’t know that!