Reviews

The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan

ophelia98's review against another edition

1.0

I had really high hopes that it would be like DaVinci, but was let down when it turned into a somewhat "miracle performing" religious novel. A little disappointed.

ptothelo's review against another edition

3.0

the book is similar to the DaVinci Code - exploring alternative viewpoints/histories of the life of Christ. There are some really odd and formulaic ones out there, but this one was interesting and pretty sweet. There's more of a positive focus on his life rather than on age old conspiracies...

redentrapy's review against another edition

5.0

A captivating tale on the journey to find the truth about Mary Magdalene and her gospels. It is well written and interesting. Very controversial because of it's content and life story of Mary's life with Jesus and how they were married.

ansl's review against another edition

3.0

Het was best een goed boek, maar ik heb al betere gelezen. Het was best interessant om het leven van Maria Magdalena en Jezus te volgen, maar ik had het gevoel dat het einde wat snel werd afgerammeld. Ok, er volgen nog 2 boeken die ik ook nog plan om te gaan lezen, maar toch miste ik iets aan het einde...
(En daarnaast vond ik de nota van de auteur op het einde ook maar een beetje vreemd. Geen idee eigenlijk wat ik ervan moet denken.)

Uitgelezen juli 2012

mehitabels's review against another edition

1.0

usually I am fascinated by religious concept books, but this one was too "romantic" - like the blushingly bad Twilight series, the overly-intelligent yet strikingly beautiful heroine is drawn into a world of rich men and conspiracies.

it's frustrating to continually end up reading books where a rich, yet sensitive, man saves the woman from herself

whalesharkandme's review against another edition

5.0

Loved, loved, loved this book. Have recommended it to many friends who also enjoyed it.

librarytech4's review against another edition

5.0

This book was amazing and kept me engaged throughout the entire thing. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

aimeejane's review against another edition

5.0

At first glance, this book appears to be a [author: Dan Brown] wannabe, but it is anything but. It also follows the story of the search for an unconventional interpretation of The Holy Grail, but in this adventure, it is not the holy bloodline that is the end result, but the Gospel of Mary Magdalene herself. The protagonist in this instance is a female historian, set on righting the wrongs that written history has placed upon women throughout time. Like Robert Langdon, she stumbles upon clues and secret societies, but their journeys are very different.

The author also uses a tool to which I'm quite partial: alternating points of view, including the POV of Mary Magdalene herself, supposedly from her gospel. She weaves the two time periods together beautifully, creating a sense of suspense and reverence. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series.

P.S. Don't miss reading the Afterword. :)

kharmacat's review against another edition

4.0

This novel is apparently based upon the author's real-life experiences. She believes that Mary Magdeline was actually Christ's wife, and that she is a descendant of one of their children. Although I felt a lot of the modern-day dialog and storyline seemed forced and was not particularly well-written, the book came alive towards the end when the author wrote about the last days of Christ's life. The version of history that she presents rings so much more true to me than what I learned in Catholic school.

beetree's review against another edition

4.0

It has elements of a feminized "Da Vinci Code" but that is not necessarily a negative. Very enjoyable.