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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Meh. I read one of Rollins' other books (in the Sigma series, I think?), and felt the same way about it. Something about his writing style doesn't draw me in to the scene, the drama, or the thoughts and experiences of the characters the way other novelists do...Sandford, Koontz (early works), Child, Ludlum, Parker, and a few others. As others have noted, he and Cantrell seem to be trying to capitalize on the wave of interest in vampiric fantasy. I don't necessarily have anything against that, but if someone is going to come late to the game, they need to do it better than the others. This one really doesn't, though it was entertaining enough to get me through a few treadmill workouts.
Action, mystery, a little romance, a cliffhanger... looking forward to the next book!
Weirdest series ever...like a fever dream that I couldn't put down
The Blood Gospel is the debut novel of a new series by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell. After a mysterious earthquake uncovers unknown portions of the ancient fortress of Masada, three people: a priest, an archaeologist, and a member of the military embark on a dangerous quest to uncover a mystery over a thousand years old. So starts the Order of the Sanguines.
As a fan of Rollin's Sigma Force series, I was excited to see him branch out into slightly new territory. Although this book contains plenty of the action and historical mystery that fans of Rollin's love him for, this book also highlights a more interpersonal story as well. As cheesy as the plot was, I still really enjoyed this book. Just don't look for anything incredibly profound here. And don't pick it up if you are sick of the contemporary Biblical mystery action thriller trend.
As a fan of Rollin's Sigma Force series, I was excited to see him branch out into slightly new territory. Although this book contains plenty of the action and historical mystery that fans of Rollin's love him for, this book also highlights a more interpersonal story as well. As cheesy as the plot was, I still really enjoyed this book. Just don't look for anything incredibly profound here. And don't pick it up if you are sick of the contemporary Biblical mystery action thriller trend.
Fabulous book and left me wanting more when the book ended. Couldn't wait for book 2 to come out and for the story to continue. Fantastic and fast paced.
Interesting, layered characters. Multiple POVs. Adventure and intrigue. Compelling mythology. A dash of romance. Basically, everything I love in a book was contained within The Blood Gospel. I greatly appreciated the novel's pacing, as the authors recognized the need for pauses in the action to develop and illuminate the characters and their motives. I flew through this book, anxious for the resolution, but never wanting it to end. I'm glad I have a sequel to which I can look forward to reason.
A very strange book, but it's greatness easily overwhelms that. There were a couple of mistakes (of course there were, it's an unedited copy), but despite the few that there were it still overwhelmed me. Rollins and Cantrell effortlessly bring the ancient religious aspects of the story into the modern day, and even include some less than religious aspects of history. I will say though, seeing the words "INSERT PIC OF LEAD COVER" instead of actually seeing a picture of the lead cover made everything even more amusing. They might want to check their biblical citations before the final printing, as well, to make sure everything is correct. I know some friends of mine would know if they weren't.
I love James Rollins and I thought this was going to be his normal thread but it started out that way and then took a twist I was not expecting. However, still loved it and as always he kept me enthralled for the whole book.