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doloresofcourse's review
2.0
Second reading of this. I thought I should give it another chance. Taking away another star because it is even worse than I remembered. Aside from a lackluster story, the constant religion bashing is just tiring. We get it, you don't like religion.
manadabomb's review
2.0
This will be short and sweet :)
I got The Museum of Mysteries off of Chirp Audiobooks for cheap. It's co-written by Steve Berry and MJ Rose. I've ready Steve Berry, never heard of MJ Rose. So essentially, I got it for Steve.
It was a super short audio book, about 3 hours, and I kept waiting to hear Berry's POV somewhere. In short, not a fan of this one. Based on other reviews, it sounds like I'm not the only one thinking this was short on Steve.
I got The Museum of Mysteries off of Chirp Audiobooks for cheap. It's co-written by Steve Berry and MJ Rose. I've ready Steve Berry, never heard of MJ Rose. So essentially, I got it for Steve.
It was a super short audio book, about 3 hours, and I kept waiting to hear Berry's POV somewhere. In short, not a fan of this one. Based on other reviews, it sounds like I'm not the only one thinking this was short on Steve.
jenn703's review
3.0
This was my first to read from either author. I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this book and if I'm being honest, I did not feel it read as a complete standalone to start off with. It takes place in France and that may have added to some of the difficulty for me. I felt a little lost trying to get into the story and figuring out what was going on. Overall, I ended up enjoying this book and found it quite interesting. It actually left me wanting to read more about the different ancient potions.
jesabesblog's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I need to read more novellas. This could easily been stretched into a full-length novel, but I appreciated the choice to not do so.
I need to read more novellas. This could easily been stretched into a full-length novel, but I appreciated the choice to not do so.
omnibozo22's review
3.0
Short novella that picks up the adventures of a character from Berry's earlier book on the Templars. Odd. Cassiopeia has morphed, without comment, from a Muslim to a Mormon. That's a hell of a leap of delusions! The story was slight, revolving partly around alchemical scents. (Which convinced me to read a book long sitting in my list... more on that in the next post.) This book was so short that they included the first chapter of several other books at the end. Some were Berry's, so I'll eventually read them.
jandavis's review
2.0
Steve Berry disappointed me with this one. I found it to be a bit too outside the Canon created in the Cotton Malone series. I wish he had just created a new character for this novella- seriously- Cassiopea Vitt is the reincarnation of Morgan le Fay?! Really?!?! C'mon, don't take established characters and destroy their credibility. A character the reincarnation of Morgan le Fay? Fine. Write a new story with a fresh character and background. This novella was too much a departure for me....
lulureads365's review
1.0
This was a total misfire!! Where is the Cassiopeia Vitt of the Cotton Malone series that we have all come to know and love? This is in no way reminiscent of Steve Berry’s historical adventures and it doesn’t read as though he had a hand in this story at all. It comes off as a boring fantasy, erotic romance.
95% M.J. Rose, 5% Steve Berry.....I’m not a fan.
95% M.J. Rose, 5% Steve Berry.....I’m not a fan.
bookbae96's review
5.0
THE MUSEUM OF MYSTERIES came up on my reading list at just the right time. Romantic suspense is one of my favorite sub-genres, and when you throw in the elements of time travel and magic, well, I am all in. Authors Steve Berry and M.J. Rose have teamed up to write a novella that blends characters from their respective book series and given readers a delicious and mysterious story.
Casseopeia Vitt is the kind of heroine that I can get behind. She's smart, savvy, and completely unafraid to take risks to find the answers that she wants. I have not read any of author M.J. Rose's books, but I can't wait to get into them, because she really knows how to write my kind of lead female character. And, although we don't get nearly enough time with Steve Berry's Cotton Malone, I'd like to see more of him, and look forward to reading more of Mr. Berry's work.
My only complaint here? THE MUSEUM OF MYSTERIES, an easy 4.5 stars for me, is too short! I could happily have read more about these characters and their experiences with the artifacts from the museum, and would love to see them all again. Lovers of all things mysterious and slightly to the left of explainable will enjoy this book very much, and I highly recommend it.