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atsummerlin53's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
4thcaballero's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shirlee2024's review against another edition
4.0
This is less about Venice than the former Soviet republics of Central Asia. Still, I really liked this book. The combination of history and thriller is a winner for me.
dustfrmpluto's review
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
johnbreeden's review against another edition
5.0
Another fun and wild spin around Cotton Malone's world. I get hooked on these stories. I must say that Malone is the luckiest(?) man in the world. Between Templars, secret societies, and rogue Supreme Ministers, it's very hard to decide if that luck is good or bad.
Berry's Cotton Malone series is in ways formulaic, but the twists and turns vary greatly from novel to novel. You're never quite sure what the next 180 turn is going to be. I enjoy this series and it's characters. Sometimes, the secondary characters are superficial, but these are usually only minor players. Overall, a good read.
Berry's Cotton Malone series is in ways formulaic, but the twists and turns vary greatly from novel to novel. You're never quite sure what the next 180 turn is going to be. I enjoy this series and it's characters. Sometimes, the secondary characters are superficial, but these are usually only minor players. Overall, a good read.
katemoxie's review against another edition
2.0
S l o w. Thought it would never end. Had this been my first Steve Berry book, it would have been my last.
hoserlauren's review against another edition
4.0
This is the third novel in the Cotton Malone series, bringing back many of the characters we met in the first two books. When Cotton sees that two men have broken in to the local museum, he follows them in and finds them spraying the museum with an unknown substance. The museum ignites and water won't put it out. Cotton finds his friend Cassiopeia close by and knows that she's involved somehow.
Cassiopeia tells Cotton that the leader of the new nation from all the old USSR countries is trying to find coins from Alexander the Great. One of them was in the museum that burned but Cassiopeia was able to get there first and replace it. This leads Cotton and Cassiopeia on a parallel journey to find the coins.
Steve Berry books are a lot of fun. They are great thrillers with a historical element to it that always teaches me something. There were some characters brought in half way through the book that weren't developed and I couldn't remember too much about them from the previous books. It would have been nice to get more of a reminder on these characters.
Still a great book, and a good read for the summer!
Cassiopeia tells Cotton that the leader of the new nation from all the old USSR countries is trying to find coins from Alexander the Great. One of them was in the museum that burned but Cassiopeia was able to get there first and replace it. This leads Cotton and Cassiopeia on a parallel journey to find the coins.
Steve Berry books are a lot of fun. They are great thrillers with a historical element to it that always teaches me something. There were some characters brought in half way through the book that weren't developed and I couldn't remember too much about them from the previous books. It would have been nice to get more of a reminder on these characters.
Still a great book, and a good read for the summer!
akinner77's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. I have become a fan of Steve Berry and the Cotton Mallon series. I really enjoy the mix of History and Fiction and Steve Berry is able seamlessly blend the two together.
ladyejayne's review against another edition
4.0
The grammar mistakes irritated me, and I didn't enjoy this one as much as Romanov Prophecy.