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A review by thechris
The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
4.0
Steve Berry you magnificent silver haired man. Here I thought if I wanted to read this kind of book, I would be forced to deal with Dan Brown.
Esoteric Christianity, hidden treasure, secret society, some guy who's called Cotton....what is not to love?! People have referred to Steve Berry as the thinking man's Dan Brown and I definitely get that. This book felt like a journey through the conspiracy, as opposed to a Dan Brown book, where I feel like Mr. Brown is strapping me to the front of a car.
This. Is. Happening.
Both definitely have their place and I enjoy both immensely. However, what I really loved about this book, is that it was about the story. There didn't need to be other kinds of ridiculous things such as the Harvard professor banging the one ridiculously hot person in the group. Or the villain had to be super outrageous on some level so that you can clearly point to him and say, "That guy, officer. The one stabbing children!"
I'd have to say my favorite part was how this is one of the few Templar books that actually shows things from the view of modern Templars. Such a small thing but added so much to the story.
Esoteric Christianity, hidden treasure, secret society, some guy who's called Cotton....what is not to love?! People have referred to Steve Berry as the thinking man's Dan Brown and I definitely get that. This book felt like a journey through the conspiracy, as opposed to a Dan Brown book, where I feel like Mr. Brown is strapping me to the front of a car.
This. Is. Happening.
Both definitely have their place and I enjoy both immensely. However, what I really loved about this book, is that it was about the story. There didn't need to be other kinds of ridiculous things such as the Harvard professor banging the one ridiculously hot person in the group. Or the villain had to be super outrageous on some level so that you can clearly point to him and say, "That guy, officer. The one stabbing children!"
I'd have to say my favorite part was how this is one of the few Templar books that actually shows things from the view of modern Templars. Such a small thing but added so much to the story.