A review by lisagray68
The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman

4.0

Oh my. This is a fantastic read, almost gave it 5 stars, but couldn't decide. Dubbed as a Young Adult Da Vinci Code...but you know what book it REALLY reminded me of? The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. If you liked that one, you'll really like this one. Yes, it's YA, but it's been awhile since I met a teenager who would be able to process this book. It's got a lot of complicated history, complex and interesting relationships, suspense - and yes, richly detailed descriptions of Prague and it's history. (I'm going there in two months, so particularly fascinated by that!) Anyway, what a GREAT read. The only reason I didn't give it 5 was because it reminded me so much of Da Vinci or the Historian. The basic storyline has been done....still, Wasserman does it again, and how.