I surprised myself by actually liking this book, in spite of all the hype and all that has been said about the terrible writing. I’ll admit that the characters certainly needed to be a bit more 3D and there were a few twists that I easily saw coming.

But you know what? I’m a sucker for an adventure. I’ve also discovered I love books that take reality and put a bit of a twist on it. I love symbology and etymology, so this book was right up my alley.

I felt the pace was good. It really sucked me in and made it hard for me to put the book down. I kept telling myself “just one more chapter” and then it’s nearly midnight and the book is finished.

At first, the vast amount of detail annoyed me, but it tapered off as the book went on and I began to see why it had been done that way; some of the details were important and the rest were to disguise the important ones and to help set the scene.

I’m certainly interested in reading more of his work.