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mrsjkamp's review
3.0
Good ol' Annja was back in this one! Typical Rogue Angel story here, really. She agrees to a job, finds out the company is bad, and has to battle something crazy in order to get home safe. Gotta love her!
blackbibliophile's review
3.0
In Sacred Ground, Annja is hired as an archaeologist to help the Araktak relocate their sacred burial ground so that a mining company can exploit the land for its resources. It turns out that the mining company is composed of worshippers of a dark power and that they have been working towards releasing and unleashing it on the world to help them achieve world domination. The beginning of the story drew me in and I found it entertaining, but the end seemed to be rushed and sloppy.
I agree with Kathy Davie in that, for all of the paranormal, magical experience that Annja has gone through in the past 23 novels, you'd think she'd be more open to the sword and its influence on her life. Not sure why Jon Merz had Annja doubting herself or her understanding of the sword and its impact on her life. To me, it seemed like Merz had Annja’s character regressing instead of progressing in her supernatural understanding and abilities. In book 23 of this series, the character should stop doubting herself and just go with the flow; I believe that in her going with the flow she will open herself up more to learning more through the sword’s abilities and that it may shed some light onto her birth origins.
I LOVE this book series because it is a cross between Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider and the main character is always drawn into situations in order to draw out the darkness of the world. However some authors writing under the “Alex Archer” pen name don’t really add much to Annja and the overarching series’ development; Merz seems to be one of the authors. Hopefully Merz will do a better job of writing Annja's character as the strong, supernatural fighter that she is and stop having her seem doubtful of herself and her purpose (as dictated by the sword). I do look forward to reading more books in this series and I’m up for the challenge since there are 57 in the series to date.
I agree with Kathy Davie in that, for all of the paranormal, magical experience that Annja has gone through in the past 23 novels, you'd think she'd be more open to the sword and its influence on her life. Not sure why Jon Merz had Annja doubting herself or her understanding of the sword and its impact on her life. To me, it seemed like Merz had Annja’s character regressing instead of progressing in her supernatural understanding and abilities. In book 23 of this series, the character should stop doubting herself and just go with the flow; I believe that in her going with the flow she will open herself up more to learning more through the sword’s abilities and that it may shed some light onto her birth origins.
I LOVE this book series because it is a cross between Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider and the main character is always drawn into situations in order to draw out the darkness of the world. However some authors writing under the “Alex Archer” pen name don’t really add much to Annja and the overarching series’ development; Merz seems to be one of the authors. Hopefully Merz will do a better job of writing Annja's character as the strong, supernatural fighter that she is and stop having her seem doubtful of herself and her purpose (as dictated by the sword). I do look forward to reading more books in this series and I’m up for the challenge since there are 57 in the series to date.
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