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roseayyy_reads's review
3.0
**I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley for reviewing purposes.**
This was a good read, with an interesting plot and good character development. Definitely recommend to readers who enjoy adventures.
This was a good read, with an interesting plot and good character development. Definitely recommend to readers who enjoy adventures.
longtimereader's review
4.0
This book is a thriller, event hough it has a Biblical premise of sorts. Moses's staff has been found and the chase is on. It's a treasure hunt, a chase, with a "The Librarian" type feel to it too. It's well written, with strong voices and full of action and adventure. If this is a series, I might well read more of it.
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.
barnsey's review
4.0
Before dying, Claire Williams' elderly neighbour Jack Jones gives her the knowledge that will unlock the box storing the biblical Staff of Moses. Jack wants Claire to be financially secure after his death and tells her she must sell the box and its contents to shady Russian businessman Andrey Leskov. Israeli engineer Dan Ze'evi is the only person who knows the location of the box and agrees to help Claire in exchange for a deal to save his failing company. However, someone else wants it too and is prepared to stop at nothing to possess it.
There are some rather good twists in this book. The characters of Claire and Jack turn out to be especially interesting and I must commend the author on a job well done in that respect. The plot hurtles along at a good pace and was both thrilling and exciting. There are double-crossings aplenty and a whole bunch of menacing baddies thrown into the mix. It's well-written and, in my opinion, a very enjoyable read.
Thanks to author Kfir Luzzatto for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
http://barnseybooks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/exodus-95-by-kfir-luzzatto.html#more
There are some rather good twists in this book. The characters of Claire and Jack turn out to be especially interesting and I must commend the author on a job well done in that respect. The plot hurtles along at a good pace and was both thrilling and exciting. There are double-crossings aplenty and a whole bunch of menacing baddies thrown into the mix. It's well-written and, in my opinion, a very enjoyable read.
Thanks to author Kfir Luzzatto for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
http://barnseybooks.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/exodus-95-by-kfir-luzzatto.html#more
ooha's review
4.0
Claire Williams is willing to take on a dangerous mission just to get out of the rut that her life is in; Dan Ze’evi is desperate to save his failing company. Brought together by equal amounts of chance and design, they set out to recover the mystical staff of Moses, the secret of which was divulged to Claire by her dying neighbour, Jack Jones, an ex-KGB agent. Soon, Dan and Claire are caught up in a perilous game with the various vested parties, which takes them all over the world and forces them to use every resource available to them just to make it out with their lives.
Folks, this book is a one-sitting read. The quick pace and rapid change of events will keep you on your mental toes.
Dan and Claire are easily likable characters. Dan has a certain amount of dry wit going for him while Claire is so unapologetically determined that you’ll be rooting for her before she even has a name. I think that’s what I enjoyed the most in this book- the characters. None of them were caricatures. They had personalities, motivations and unique voices. The only time I couldn’t hear them in my head was when the going got romantic. The dialogue there felt a little too corny for my comfort.
The story was amazing. It had all the twists and turns of an once-in-a-lifetime adventure story. It had none of the melodrama that sometimes gets unnecessarily tacked on to this genre and best of all, the underlying tone throughout the book was one of pragmatism. No misplaced declarations of anger, revenge or love. No stupid decision-making that makes me want to bang my head against the wall. The characters all knew what they wanted and would do anything to get it and this put paid to any annoying sentimentalities.
BOTTOMLINE: It’s an easy book to read, with fluid descriptions, simple dialogue, heroes to root for and a truly crazy villain. Its short length of 250 pages ensures a quick pace and rapid changes of scene that will keep you entertained through that long plane journey or short train ride. The only other thing you need to know to be sure that this is the perfect travel companion is that the ending will blow your socks off. So, my recommendation: take it along.
Happy reading!
For more reviews check out my blog: https://overratedsensibilities.wordpress.com/
Folks, this book is a one-sitting read. The quick pace and rapid change of events will keep you on your mental toes.
Dan and Claire are easily likable characters. Dan has a certain amount of dry wit going for him while Claire is so unapologetically determined that you’ll be rooting for her before she even has a name. I think that’s what I enjoyed the most in this book- the characters. None of them were caricatures. They had personalities, motivations and unique voices. The only time I couldn’t hear them in my head was when the going got romantic. The dialogue there felt a little too corny for my comfort.
The story was amazing. It had all the twists and turns of an once-in-a-lifetime adventure story. It had none of the melodrama that sometimes gets unnecessarily tacked on to this genre and best of all, the underlying tone throughout the book was one of pragmatism. No misplaced declarations of anger, revenge or love. No stupid decision-making that makes me want to bang my head against the wall. The characters all knew what they wanted and would do anything to get it and this put paid to any annoying sentimentalities.
BOTTOMLINE: It’s an easy book to read, with fluid descriptions, simple dialogue, heroes to root for and a truly crazy villain. Its short length of 250 pages ensures a quick pace and rapid changes of scene that will keep you entertained through that long plane journey or short train ride. The only other thing you need to know to be sure that this is the perfect travel companion is that the ending will blow your socks off. So, my recommendation: take it along.
Happy reading!
For more reviews check out my blog: https://overratedsensibilities.wordpress.com/
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