anntharai's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A perfectly thrilling thriller with plenty of thrills. It’s treason and betrayal and secret political rivalries and societies who run the world - in secret of course.
Feels like the History Nerd Version of The Da Vinci Code, with TDVC being the Art History Nerd Adventure. No shade - I chose it for this reason.
The quarter star deduction comes from the choppiness of the writing between character povs. It’s not quite confusing but it could definitely be better.
Fab notes at the back explaining the research that went in to it.
Feels like the History Nerd Version of The Da Vinci Code, with TDVC being the Art History Nerd Adventure. No shade - I chose it for this reason.
The quarter star deduction comes from the choppiness of the writing between character povs. It’s not quite confusing but it could definitely be better.
Fab notes at the back explaining the research that went in to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
Minor: Religious bigotry, Child death, Genocide, and Islamophobia
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