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A review by msseviereads
The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman
4.0
Imagine the DaVinci code with teenagers...
Nora is a talented high school student who along with her friends, Adrianne, Max and Chris are helping a professor translate some old books and letters. Nora is drawn to the letters written by a teenager in the 16th century, named Elizabeth. What no one realizes is they are about to be enveloped in a international drama that they won't be able to escape.
I liked the story, I loved the historical drama aspect of it and want to know more about this part of the country. My aunt traveled to Prague when I was in eighth grade, and now I want to know more about her experiences and the religious aspects of this city.
I didn't enjoy how slow the story was. Yes, it was building, but when I LOVE a book, I will drop everything to read it and finish it in a very short period of time. So although, I loved the story, and would recommend it to other readers, it didn't keep me from sleep, or dishes, or laundry. The last third was the best part and I wish that pace happened at the beginning of the book as well.
Nora is a talented high school student who along with her friends, Adrianne, Max and Chris are helping a professor translate some old books and letters. Nora is drawn to the letters written by a teenager in the 16th century, named Elizabeth. What no one realizes is they are about to be enveloped in a international drama that they won't be able to escape.
I liked the story, I loved the historical drama aspect of it and want to know more about this part of the country. My aunt traveled to Prague when I was in eighth grade, and now I want to know more about her experiences and the religious aspects of this city.
I didn't enjoy how slow the story was. Yes, it was building, but when I LOVE a book, I will drop everything to read it and finish it in a very short period of time. So although, I loved the story, and would recommend it to other readers, it didn't keep me from sleep, or dishes, or laundry. The last third was the best part and I wish that pace happened at the beginning of the book as well.