mystereity's reviews
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Not bad for a first in a series. The only criticisms I have is that the dialogues wavered between the Americans sound slightly English and the Brits sounding slightly American. Also, felt the action at the end was a bit Hollywood, almost as if the editor called for more theatrics to add thrills, but wasn't necessary (IMHO) and was a little contrived and predictable. But all in all an ok book and would appeal to the Da Vinci Code lovers.

Well, I have to say, this book is better than the first book in the series. It was, however, still very predictable. Sorry to say but I could smell the ending like a dead skunk on the highway. Even so, it was mostly an enjoyable and interesting read.

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I liked the dog in the book return (well, I liked the addition of a dog; not so much that it was dumped in a book drop) but I had a hard time believing Lindsey and Sully are over the age of 30. At times it almost sounded like a high school crush, complete with giggling schoolgirls and a hormonal confession of attraction in public. I expected them to start passing notes. "Do you like me? Yes/No circle one". It was a little ridiculous and seemed forced. To its credit, it was 3/4 of the way through the book before I got fed up and started flipping pages.

So I thought the book was good; better than the first one and not bad enough to put me off reading the next book in the series. If it continues to improve then it might just turn out to be worth keeping up with.

Enjoyed it, a good fast read.

Just..ok. Good mystery, great locale, but didn't connect with the characters much. Also seems like it's headed towards the over used and dreaded "love triangle". Meh.