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A review by nicoleabouttown
The King's Deception by Steve Berry
4.0
I have a great passion for history. I truly love everything about it, including the stories, events, people, traditions, and more. I understand that not many people share this passion, but I believe that if history textbooks were written by Steve Berry, history would become everyone's favorite subject. Just imagine a class titled "Everything I Need to Know About History I Learned from a Steve Berry Novel"! If such a class existed, I would definitely take it and excel in it.
"The King's Deception" is the eighth book in the widely popular Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry. Like the previous books in the series, "The King's Deception" skillfully combines historical facts with historical fiction, resulting in an incredible story. I was completely engrossed in this book and found it increasingly captivating with every page I turned. Not only do we encounter familiar characters, but we are also introduced to a plethora of new ones. One of the aspects I particularly enjoy about this series is that a) Cotton loves books, b) despite being the main character and highly intelligent, he is not depicted as an expert in everything and does not single-handedly save the world, and c) the story effortlessly weaves everything together.
One of the major strengths of "The King's Deception" is that, unlike other books in the action/thriller genre, the world is not at stake. While national secrets are being protected, the fate of the entire world does not hang in the balance if these secrets are exposed. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate books where the world's fate is on the line just as much as the next person, but it is refreshing to read something that does not solely rely on the US saving the day.
The only disappointment I had with "The King's Deception" is that even after eight books in the series, I am still no closer to discovering the origin of Cotton Malone's name. Perhaps I will finally learn the answer in the ninth book!
"The King's Deception" is the eighth book in the widely popular Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry. Like the previous books in the series, "The King's Deception" skillfully combines historical facts with historical fiction, resulting in an incredible story. I was completely engrossed in this book and found it increasingly captivating with every page I turned. Not only do we encounter familiar characters, but we are also introduced to a plethora of new ones. One of the aspects I particularly enjoy about this series is that a) Cotton loves books, b) despite being the main character and highly intelligent, he is not depicted as an expert in everything and does not single-handedly save the world, and c) the story effortlessly weaves everything together.
One of the major strengths of "The King's Deception" is that, unlike other books in the action/thriller genre, the world is not at stake. While national secrets are being protected, the fate of the entire world does not hang in the balance if these secrets are exposed. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate books where the world's fate is on the line just as much as the next person, but it is refreshing to read something that does not solely rely on the US saving the day.
The only disappointment I had with "The King's Deception" is that even after eight books in the series, I am still no closer to discovering the origin of Cotton Malone's name. Perhaps I will finally learn the answer in the ninth book!