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ENGL: So, right from the start, I was sure that that's it this book is for me...well not really. I was on chapter 25 or 2 when I realized I have no clue what I am reading. So naturally, I had to start all over again. Which I did and this time my focus was better. Here is a thing everything written in past and from pov of lemurs was so good! I was out there eating those parts. But everything written in present from pov of Elizabeth was everything but fun. My main problem with this is that it leaves me on a flat line. I wish I could be out there and just straight-up hate the book because that would be me having an emotion to the story. This way I have none. It is a great topic and good on paper as I said it is so fine when it goes to the past especially since you go through multiple ears but in the end, it leaves me with OK.
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SRB: Dakle kada sam dobila ovu knjigu na poklon za rođendan (jer u nazivu ima ovna ja sam horoskopski ovan) bila sam sigurna da je dobar izbor...pa i ne baš. Došla sam do poglavlja 25 ili 27 kada sam shvatila da ja nemam pojma o čemu čitam. I morala sam da krenem praktično od početka. Stvar je u tome da je ova knjiga tako napisana da sve što se dešava u prošlosti i iz perkepktive lemura je fantastično napisano. Bukvalno sam jela te delove čitajući ih bez daha. Sve što je napisano u sadašjosti iz perskeptive Elizabet je bilo tao ravno i dosadno. Moj glavni problem sa ovom knjigom je što ona ne ostavlja nikakav utisak na mene. Iskreno, draže bi mi bilo da mogu da je mrzim i kritikujem jer bi tad imala bar neku emociju prema ovoj priči. Sjajna tema na papiru ali bez dinamike i veoma ravno ne dovoljno razrađena. Prošlost sjajno opisana posebno jer vodi kroz različite istorijske ere ali sve ukupno ova knjiga je samo OK.

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As a young archeology student, Elizabetta Celestino is completing her thesis and fascinated by ancient Roman astrological symbols and the existence of a pre-Christian cult. After a traumatic injury and personal tragedy, she decides to become a nun and devote herself to Christ and the church. However, forces beyond her control are pulling her away from the life she has chosen. On the eve of the Conclave, a cave collapse at the catacombs where Elizabetta once studied leads to an investigation into an ancient Roman sect, intertwining three story lines: Nero and Ancient Rome, the playwright Christopher Marlowe and Elizabethan England and present day Vatican.

With the help of her brother Zazo, a Vatican policeman, her sister Micaela a doctor in Rome, and her father, a respected mathematics professor, Elizabetta is unwittingly pulled into a centuries old battle between good and evil, the outcome of which could lead to the end of not only the Catholic Church but civilization and the world as we know it.

I found the timelines involving Nero and Marlowe very well written and captivating and would have enjoyed the novel much more if the same level of writing and development had been applied to the present day timeline involving Elizabetta and her investigation. Although not my favourite Glenn Cooper novel, this was an interesting and intelligent take on the Malachy prophecy, weaving together both fiction and fact into this story of historical fiction.

I’m looking forward to the final Glenn Cooper novel on my reading list, The Resurrection Maker. Check back soon for the review!

Thank you to NetGalley and Lascaux Media for providing me with an e-book copy in exchange for an honest review.

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