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A review by katielynxvr
The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
2.0
I thought this would be an interesting book because of the Dan Brown series which I enjoyed tremendously. Unfortunately, this book fell very short for me. The dialogue was horribly cheesy, the characters were not interesting and the plot was laughable. I am sorry, but when the main female character is named Clemmi for goodness sakes, you know the book will be bad. Here's my breakdown:
Characters:
Beecher is a hopeless archivist who is mourning the fact that hhis fiance, Iris, broke up with him (probably because he is so boring). The chick even left her beloved bike there and refuses to come get it. What does this have to do with the plot? Absolutely nothing except that he pines over her until he falls for Clemmi.
Clemmi is Beecher's first kiss, and apparently, one is supposed to worship their first kiss for the rest of their lives (I didn't get that memo). Clemmi is strong...no wait, she's weak, no she's pregnant, no she has cancer, no maybe not. Clemmi has the personality of a chameleon throughout this book. She just so happens to come into Beecher's life when she requests a file of her long lost daddy. Did I fail to mention Beecher lost his daddy too?? They bond over this point.
Tot is not a Tot. Tot is an older male. Perhaps this is Meltzer's point..to name people what they are NOT?? Except Beecher does have the personality of a beached animal so I guess it doesn't work there...
Plot:
Beecher takes Clemmi into a forbidden room. Clemmi and Beecher spill coffee in the room. In the chaos they knock over a chair and find a book hidden underneath which may or may not be the President's book and he's on his way to the forbidden room at that very moment. Instead of minding their own business, they take said book, not knowing what it is. Someone ends up dead two minutes later and the torture begins. In a series of twists and turns, it is revealed that everyone is the opposite of what they say they are and the book ends....it doesn't really end at all....Congratulations, you have just read 449 pages for nothing....
Characters:
Beecher is a hopeless archivist who is mourning the fact that hhis fiance, Iris, broke up with him (probably because he is so boring). The chick even left her beloved bike there and refuses to come get it. What does this have to do with the plot? Absolutely nothing except that he pines over her until he falls for Clemmi.
Clemmi is Beecher's first kiss, and apparently, one is supposed to worship their first kiss for the rest of their lives (I didn't get that memo). Clemmi is strong...no wait, she's weak, no she's pregnant, no she has cancer, no maybe not. Clemmi has the personality of a chameleon throughout this book. She just so happens to come into Beecher's life when she requests a file of her long lost daddy. Did I fail to mention Beecher lost his daddy too?? They bond over this point.
Tot is not a Tot. Tot is an older male. Perhaps this is Meltzer's point..to name people what they are NOT?? Except Beecher does have the personality of a beached animal so I guess it doesn't work there...
Plot:
Beecher takes Clemmi into a forbidden room. Clemmi and Beecher spill coffee in the room. In the chaos they knock over a chair and find a book hidden underneath which may or may not be the President's book and he's on his way to the forbidden room at that very moment. Instead of minding their own business, they take said book, not knowing what it is. Someone ends up dead two minutes later and the torture begins. In a series of twists and turns, it is revealed that everyone is the opposite of what they say they are and the book ends....it doesn't really end at all....Congratulations, you have just read 449 pages for nothing....