Laura

This book was a slow starter, but then it picked up. And whoa–very disturbing and violent! Not exactly a light-hearted read.

I received an advance copy from the Penguin First to Read program.

It was interesting to read a fictional account of recent history, but this book was so long! I feel that a lot of scenes could have been cut without losing the narrative thread.

I sat reading this book instead of doing my homework one day in college. I was so enthralled that after I finished it, I immediately read it again!

The three-star review is an average–it should get four stars for being well-researched and impartial and two stars for being just plain boring to read!

Hmmm...This book was mildly entertaining, but nowhere nearly as fun as “Angels and Demons” or “The Davinci Code”. Maybe it's the fact that the story is set in Washington, D.C. rather than Rome or Paris, or perhaps it's because the central mystery involves Freemasonry instead of more specifically Christian themes, but I found myself saying, “Eh, who cares?”