Minecat: A Feline Minecraft Adventure

I received an e-book copy of Minecat: A Feline Minecraft Adventure by P.T. Evans direct from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Something a little different on my blog today, a children's book, so as it is a little different my review will be a little different too. The first half of the blog will be my review of the book and the second half will be the review from my 7 year old Nerdling.

My Review

Minecat was a quick easy read and was enjoyable enough. The story follows Spike the indoor cat who has his own "outdoor" adventure in the world of Minecraft. The language used is simple enough but with some longer words that caused Nerdling to ask about them, which is always a good way to teach new words. The illustrations were not to my taste, they felt very amateur against the back drop of the Minecreft screen shots. Not a bad children's book, but not one that I would enjoy reading to them more than once.

7 Year Old Nerdling Review

I really enjoyed the story and I think Spike is very funny. I liked the funny drawings, they made me laugh. I didn't think Jason was very nice as he ruined everything that Spike had done in Minecraft. I would like to read more stories about Spike.

Overall definitely a children's book that makes the child happy, but not necessarily the parent who might have to read it to them. I would still get the next in the series for my Nerdling as she enjoyed it and she can read them herself.

We read this book on the 19th of June 2016.
I gave this book 3 stars on Goodreads.
Nerdling gave this book 4 stars out of 5.

Author Q&A - Mark C. King

Today I am very excited to be bringing you a q&a interview with the author of Sigmund Shaw: A Steampunk Adventure and Whispers of Bedlam Asylum, Mark C. King. I have been lucky enough to have read both of his books and they are awesome,! (If you want to check out my reviews they are here and here). 

Onto the interview

Have you always wanted to be an author?

The short answer is 'no'. When I was around ten years old, I tried to write a book but gave up within an hour or so - this simple experience helped me appreciate, even then, that the arrangement of words into a story is not easy. It was probably twenty years before I tried writing again, with most of that time not thinking about being an author. 

An interesting coincidence happened that got me to complete my first book. I had a long drive to work, forty-five minutes or so, and I would listen to music on the way in. There was one particular album that I liked a lot and listened to regularly (Muse - Absolution). For some reason, I had the thought "what if this album was a soundtrack to a movie?" That started me putting scenes to the music while I drove to work just for fun. I came up with a bit of a story but did not think I would do anything with it. Not long after this, a fellow employee published a novel. I was impressed and picked his brain on the process. It was at that point I knew I would write the story I had been creating on my drive in. 

The book is not a Sigmund Shaw novel. It is a fantasy novel that, in my opinion, is very rough and shows my inexperience at writing. The company I used to publish it is one that I think would publish most anything. I believe the book is still available, although I think it sold less than ten copies. This was probably five years before I wrote Sigmund Shaw - which I consider my first real book, The advancements in self-publishing has made the process much easier. 

What is it that drew you specifically to steampunk and the Victorian era?

Reading Jules Verne and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is what mainly drew me to this genre and era. I love their stories and the way they make the time period come alive. I also love gadgets and the steampunk genre is big on gadgets.

There is also something to be said about the vulnerability and innocence of the time period. It was just the beginning of the modern era, with machines and medicines, and that leaves a great many options for an author.

Sigmund Shaw is a wonderful character, is he based on anyone in real life, or is there any of you in him?

Sigmund Shaw is not strictly based on anyone, but I cannot deny some of my traits being included. The most prominent is his guilt for his past wrongdoings, I do not know if I would steal if I was in his situation, but if I did, the guilt would haunt me. I tend to hold onto my mistakes - maybe too much.

The character also is happy to spend time with friends and family. He does not need money or fame to be satisfied. I try very hard to have this same attitude.

Although I have never been in a life or death situation, I would like to think I would sacrifice myself for others. In that respect, Sigmund represents the part of me that I hope exists.

We've followed Sigmund on two adventures so far, what can we look forward to next?

I have a book in progress that has Sigmund returning. However, I'm struggling to call it the third Sigmund Shaw book as the main character is his niece, Sarah.

It did not take long for me to realise that Sarah is probably the most interesting character I have created and the feedback I have received is along the same lines. So, Sarah takes front and centre in a mystery in Egypt and I am very exited how it is turning out! I'm about three-quarters of the way through the first draft.

When you're not writing what do you enjoy doing?

When not writing, or working my day job, I enjoy relaxing with my wife and watching shows or movies. We have good friends and love to spend time with them. I enjoy reading and find that it inspires my writing dramatically. When time allows, I also enjoy playing sports, most anything, and the occassional video game. 

Do you have a favourite author?

I have given a lot of thought about who is my favourite author and the answer is not one, but two, Jules Verne and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Their brilliance is widely known and completely deserved. I have read their works multiple times and still look forward to reading them all again, 

Your books are set in Victorian London, did you have to do a lot of research to make it feel as "real" as you did?

Yes, I did a lot of research to try and get a feel for the time period and the area. I hate to admit this, but not only have I never lived in Victorian London, I have never even been to London. Why write a book that takes place in a city I've never been too? The answer is that I have a hard time picturing a steampunk novel happening outside of Europe. The "Old West" is a significant genre of steampunk, but it is one that does not really interest me. My novel had to take place in Europe, particularly England.

Although I did research on terms used, habits and customs, I also looked at many steampunk artwork pieces that are on the web. Nothing puts me in the right mindset more than these incredible pictures. 

One other tool that I used a lot was Google Maps. Not only did I study maps of London to know where things were, but I also used the street-view feature and "toured" London that way. In no way does this compare to actually being there, but it gave an insight into the look and feel of London that was extremely helpful. With street-view I "walked" many of the paths that Sigmund took in the story. 

If Sigmund was transported to the modern day, what do you think he'd make of all the gadgets and technology as he's a bit of an inventor himself?

My initial thought is that he, like anyone from then, would be quite intimidated at first. However, once beyond the shock, I think he would be quite amazed but a touch disappointed too. There is an elegance to the clockwork gadgets that he is accustomed to that modern gadgets lack. Perhaps a feeling of regret that his talent, and that of his fathers, was a thing of the past. 

Do you have a writing routine or a favourite place to sit write?

I have a full-time job, so my writing time is somewhat limited. Although I am not a morning person, I do find that I seem to be more inclined to write before work. Depending on what is going on in my head, sometimes I will write at odd times just to get the ideas out, it is not uncommon for me to email myself ideas so that I do not forget them later. 

I have built myself a desk and I am hoping to turn it into my "writing area". Most of the time, I;m sitting on the couch with my laptop. 

What is your favourite part of being an author?

Creativity. Some people draw or paint, some play music, some are craftsmen - I have none of those skills. Writing has given me an outlet to be creative that I feel was missing for many years. I may never become well known or sell many book, but I don't think I will ever stop writing. I love creating stories and expressing myself in this way, It is that simple, 

Ok, time for one last bonus question, tea or coffee?

I enjoy tea very much, but coffee is my first choice.

An absolutely huge thank you to Mark for taking the time to answer my questions! It has been extremely interesting finding out some of the "behind the scenes" secrets.

If you would like to find out even more about Mark and his work, the link to his website is www.MarkCKing.com 

Or if you would be interesting in buying either book, the links for both are

Sigmund Shaw: A Steampunk Adventure 

Whispers Of Bedlam Asylum

Emotion Market - Dimitris Chasapis

I received an e-book copy of Emotion Market direct from the author Dimitris Chasapis in exchange for an honest review.

The story follows multiple characters, but in main you follow Dr Caroline Emerson who is the creator of the Emotion Market, an invasive procedure in which you can have your emotions turned up or down depending on your needs and wants.

The story is extremely interesting and raises a lot of valid questions about the moral implications of using this kind of technology, It is a well thought out technology which probably isn't too far off what we might be able to achieve in the future.

I've found it very hard to review this book as though I think the premise is excellent and intriguing, I think the execution didn't fit. There are a lot of changes of perspectives, which I normally don't mind at all, but at times I was confused as to which character I was supposed to be following. I also thought there was a lot of information dumping, which may be because this is a sci-fi and I don't read much of it, so it may just be the way things are done differently, but for me I started to zone out at certain points, especially during some of the long speeches.

I would also like to mention that though, yes I agree this is sci-fi, I do not think it is a psychological thriller. Though there are secrets and lies, there isn't really anything too intense or anything too far from what you'd expect people to be doing when a new kind of technology comes out anyway. The big happening in the book doesn't actually happen until you're 95% through the book, so it comes and goes so quickly, there's not much of a pay off for the reader.

Even though I personally had problems with the book, I still enjoyed it and again I'll say the idea is amazing and incredibly interesting, so I'd recommend people to give it a try and make their own decision.

I started reading this on the 11th of June 2016 and I finished it on the 7th of June 2016
I gave this book 3 stars on Goodreads

Deadly Harvest - Michael Stanley Blog Tour

Today is my stop on the blog tour for Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley, the fourth instalment following the wonderful Detective Kubu.

Last year I was lucky enough to review A Death In The Family (my review is here) and at the time I said I was looking forward to getting time to read other books in the series, so when this blog tour came up I jumped at the opportunity to learn more about Detective Kubu and follow him in solving cases.

I mentioned it last time, but I'll mention it again this time, but you would never know that there are two authors writing these books. The whole thing is so well written and it flows beautifully. There aren't sections that you can tell that are written by one person or the other which is what I've found when reading other books by more than one author.

The story itself is wonderfully crafted and is full of the twists and turns that I now expect from a Michael Stanley book. I don't want to say too much about the contents of the story as I don't want to spoil anything for people, but it is a lot darker than A Death In The Family and I really liked that about it, I felt because of the darkness I was drawn deeper into the story and I felt really invested in what would happen next to the characters.

The setting of Botswana is a wonderful backdrop to the story and again I learnt so much more about it and it's people and traditions. I very rarely read books that are set in places other than America, England or a fantasy setting, so it is really interesting to diversify into such a different country. There has been a lot of research gone into making sure a true image is given and it really shows.

I have to mention how well rounded all the characters are, in patricular Detective Kubu. Kubu is just an amazing character, he's intelligent, he's funny, he's caring, he loves his family and he totally owns the fact that he is a larger frame. I really enjoy following him and seeing the way he goes about his day and how he works his way around a case.

Overall an excellent book and I thoroughly enjoy it to anyone who loves their crime novels.

I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads.

Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip

I received a copy of Deadly Harvest from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 

Books I Read - May 2016

My reading in May has been wonderfully mixed as usual and though it looks like I haven't read as much, I have in the fact that the books I have read this month have been a lot longer in content. I haven't however got around to reading my single issue comics yet, though I have got a journal ready to start keeping a record. I still haven't decided quite how to write them in, so I've been putting off starting. Hopefully in the next few days I'll have something figured out.

Over the next month I have three book tours, the first one being on the 1st of June (so it might actually be up before this post) for Anything For Her by Jack Jordan. I will also be reviewing a few comics once I start picking them back up, as when I first started blogging it was comics that I started with and it'll be nice to get back to that in a small way. 

In May I visited the Enid Blyton exhibition at the Scarborough Museum and I'm actually hoping to have a blog about the experience up in the next few days. Small spoiler, but I loved it. 

Onto the books:

1. Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder - 5 Stars
2. Whispers Of Bedlam Asylum by Mark C. King - 5 Stars
3. Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan - 5 Stars
4. Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan - 5 Stars
5. Demon Bound (Marris And Wade Book 1) by David Parkland - 5 Stars
6. The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett - 5 Stars
7. Anything For Her by Jack Jordan - 5 Stars
8. City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 4 Stars
9. City Of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - 5 Stars

I'm looking forward to all the books for review I have lined up for June and all my new books that I want to fit in around them.

Have you read any of these books? What did you think about them?

Anything For Her Blog Tour - Jack Jordan

Today is my turn on the blog tour for Anything For Her by Jack Jordan and I'm bringing you my review of the book.

This is one roller coaster of a book! I did not want to put it down and I needed to keep reading to find out what happened.

The story follows Louise and her family and it starts off right when her family life is in the process of imploding. Her husband will probably be going to jail for fraud and the family will lose all their possessions in the process, her husband has also just confessed to having a 10 month long affair with her sister and Louise herself and their daughter Brooke are keeping a devastating secret from one night a year ago. Lost in all of this mess is the ten year old son, Dominic.

Louise decides to leave for a few days to their country house to escape all the drama and to have some time to herself to process and recoup. This is definitely not what happens. Strange happenings start happening both to Louise at the country house and to Brooke at their home. Michael (Louise's estranged husband) wants to know what happened "that night" to make everything change so much and he wants his wife back.

Things from there just get worse as Brooke goes missing and Louise becomes the target of a strange hate campaign while the police who are trying to find Brooke are also trying to find out Louise's secret. And boy do you want to find out as well!

More than that I don't want to say anything about the plot as I really don't want to spoil anything. The book goes places that I haven't seen before and it is very, very dark. It also shocked me in more than just the darkness which was a great movement away from the typical psychological thriller with its predictability.

As a mum I know I will do anything for my child, however Louise goes to a length which I'm just not sure if I could go to. I realised once I'd read that section that I'd been holding my breath I was so tense about what was happening. It was just so well written though I couldn't tear my eyes away from the page.

Overall an absolutely intense and absorbing read which will stay will you for a long time. Go and do yourself a favour and read it.

If you want to check out the rest of the blog tour, here is a list of all the bloggers taking part

As part of the blog tour, I received an e-book copy of Anything For Her direct from the author Jack Jordan in exchange for an honest review.

The Pillars Of The Earth - Ken Follett

Me and my buddy reader have finished our latest read, which was The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett. This time it was F's turn to choose and she managed to pick another book that I hadn't heard of even though it is incredibly popular, popular enough to have a TV show that when I checked it out on IMDB it was full of famous people!

When I read the synopsis I didn't know what to expect as it sounded very serious and the size of the book was intimidating, but F's choices so far have been a lot better than mine so I was looking forward to checking it out.

The writing is absolutely brilliant in Pillars, it is incredibly well written and flows so well. Though this is well over 1000 pages long, it really felt like it was less than half the length due to the ease of the reading. We actually found it so easy and engrossing that after a few days we upped our daily reading target from 20 pages to 40.

The characters throughout all really stand out in their own right, though I did have a couple of favourites. Tom the builder was a good man that had his faults but overall tried to do good. Lady Aliena is a character who really grows with time and becomes a really strong woman who overcomes many things to triumph in the end.

Talking about this book with F after finishing it, we discussed the fact that there are a lot of difficult subject matters covered and some that are worse than in Love In The Time Of Cholera and yet I didn't enjoy that and found it uncomfortable and I loved Pillars, The difference I found is that in Pillars, bad actions had consequences and aftermaths whereas in Cholera the bad things seem to be romanticised and shrugged off as the doings of an old man in love.

The story is well thought out and is extremely engaging. Even after we had upped our page target, I still found it hard to put the book down and wanted to see what would happen next. I particularly hate William Hamleigh, even more than Walereon Bigod. Though Walereon was slimy and devious, he didn't have the viciousness and pure evil that was in William.

The only character I can't say whether I fully liked or not was Prior Philip, One minute I thought he was great and then he did something that I just couldn't believe and I'd be disappointed in him. He was a very complex character in many ways which just shows how well developed his character is.

Overall an excellent book which surprised me no end. Who would have thought trying to get a cathedral built would be so interesting.

We started this book on the 17th of April 2016 and finished it on the 18th of May 2016.
I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads.

My A - Z of Books

I first saw this post over at Shelley Wilson and I thought this would be a lot of fun to do. (I have tried to find the original post but haven't yet, I will post a link when I find it). It's basically a get to know you through your a - z of books. Hopefully you think it's as fun as I did and if you fancy doing this too, please tag me or link me to your answers so I can check them out.

Author you've read the most books from

That will be either Terry Pratchett or Richard Laymon. I adore Terry Pratchett's work and Richard Laymon was my husband's favourite author when we first met so I read through all the books he owned.

Best sequel ever

I think this has to be Half Wild by Sally Green (I haven't read Half Lost yet as I know it will give me all the feels).

Currently reading

I'm currently reading a few books. Half Truths: A Half Bad Story by Sally Green, City Of Glass by Cassandra Clare, The Warren Commission Report: The Official Report On The Assassination Of President John F. Kennedy by the President's Commission and I'm buddy reading the Iliad by Homer with two lovely ladies.

Drink of choice while reading

You can't beat a good cup of tea. It's pretty much the only thing I drink except water. Fun bonus fact -  I only drink coffee on train stations.

E - reader or physical book

100% Physical books. I did finally cave and get a Kindle towards the end of last year, but though it is useful, it will never feel quite the same as having a real book in my hands and being able to turn pages and use a bookmark.

Fictional Character you would probably have dated in high school

Jace Wayland, he's a complete jerk  but good looking and sadly I know on more than one occasion I chose the "bad boy" over the far better choice.

Glad you gave this book a chance

I am definitely glad that I gave Saga a chance, I was put off by the hype and I really didn't think it would be for me at all, but I absolutely love it.

Hidden Gem book

The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch. I read this book years ago and I still think about it now, I definitely think I'll need to re read it at some point very soon.

Important moment in your reading life

I can't really think of something too specific, but I guess discovering the online book world such as booktube, book blogging, Goodreads etc. I found people to share my love of books with.

Just finished

The last three books I finished were The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett, Anything For Her by Jack Jordan and City Of Ashes by Cassandra Clare.

Kind of books you will not read

I'm really not a fan of contemporary (unless its a crime novel, that kind of contemporary is fine), when I read I use it to escape into another world and so I don't want to read about every day things,

Longest book you've read

So far it's War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy at 1444 pages.

Major book hangover

When I finished the Divergent series (Including Four) I didn't know what to do with myself for days as I'd binge read the books and I'd never done that before.

Number of bookcases you own

At the moment we have seven bookcases, but we are in urgent need of more as we have books piling up waiting to be shelved.

One book you've read multiple times

There's very few books that I have re read because I always want to read something new, but one of the ones I have re read is Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Preferred place to read

Either curled up on the sofa or tucked up in bed.

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you've read

"There's nothing like the smell of old books. They smell like memories" - Yonder (A Southern Haunting #1) by LeeAnne Hansen

Reading regret

I really regret that I haven't got a record of all the books I have read in my life from being a child. Even if I'd started a book journal as a teenager or something like that; I would be better, but I only really thought about it when I discovered Goodreads. I have already set up Goodreads accounts for both Nerdlings so that they don't have that regret (If it's not something they want when they're old enough to choose that would be absolutely fine by me, but at least this gives them the option).

Series you started and need to finish!

The Throne of Glass Series, The Mortal Instruments, The Lunar Chronicles...it goes on, I need to work on that.

Three of your all-time favourite books

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub and The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis.

Unapologetic fangirl for

The Half Bad trilogy by Sally Green!

Very excited for this release more than all others

The follow up to the Six Of Crows, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. I have no words for how excited I am!

Worst bookish habit

I cannot give up on a book, I really need to learn how to stop when I'm not enjoying a book as there are just so many books I want to read.

X marks the spot - Start on the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book

The Animals Of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann (I picked the bookshelf closest to me so I didn't have to get up).

Your latest purchase

My most recent purchase was an Amazon order and I got The 10th Anniversary Life and Death edition of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer and 6 of the penguin little black books, The Communist Manifesto, Sinbad The Sailor, The Figure In The Carpet, The Old Man Of The Moon, The Terrors Of The Night and Goblin Market.

Zzzzz snatcher book - Last book that kept you up way too late

It was Anything For Her by Jack Jordan (watch out for a review coming soon as part of the blog tour), I just needed to know what happened.

So there you have all my answers, what do you think? Have you read any of the books I mentioned?

Demon Bound - David Parkland

I was lucky enough to receive an e-book copy of Demon Bound direct from the author David Parkland in exchange for an honest review. 

The story follows Marris and Wade, two men trying to make their way in the world after returning from the war. They start off innocently enough as carters, moving good backwards and forwards until a huge fire at the warehouse of one of their employers. They then set off to make their fortune any way that they can and that's when things start to go wrong...and weird for them. We also follow Orville Long, a demon hunter who is going about his business before being drawn into the main story.

The characters and world are both wonderfully written and are very reminiscent of Terry Pratchett and his Discworld series. There is a serious story line with plenty of humour thrown in to keep it light. I actually can't say enough about the writing, I genuinely enjoyed the way this book was written and the language used was wonderful.

I am going to have to be very careful about talking about the story as I definitely do not want to spoil anything for anyone as watching everything unravel as you read it yourself is so rewarding and extremely surprising. I will say that it is incredibly clever and will shock you with its genius as you find out more and more.

I can however discuss the characters and I think my absolute favourite character for most of the book was Orville Long, his story is so interesting and he comes across as such a badass, I absolutely love the opening scene. Also I can't mention Orville without mentioning Skiffarg either, their relationship is just brilliant. As we learn more about Marris though, he became a firm favourite as he becomes more and more interesting as things unfold in the story, The only character who I wasn't overly keen on was Wade, there is nothing wrong with him as he is well developed and he certainly has the gift of the gab, he is just not my kind of character, though he works well against the seriousness and sensibility of Marris.

I do also want to mention the cover, this definitely drew me to it and I've discovered since that the author actually painted it himself which is just awesome!

Overall I absolutely loved Demon Bound and I already can't wait for the next book in the series as I really need to find out what happens next.

I started reading this on the 8th of May 2016 and I finished it on the 15th of May 2016.
I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads.

Whispers Of Bedlam Asylum - Mark C. King

I was incredibly lucky that Mark C. King the author of Whispers of Bedlam Asylum approached me to review his second book as I had thoroughly enjoyed his first book Sigmund Shaw: A Steampunk Adventure (check out my review here).

In Whispers we rejoin Sigmund Shaw and we follow him on his journey to pay back a deal he made in the previous book. The deal leads Sigmund into trouble as usual and he needs the support of his good friend Chief-Inspector Holmes, a new badass journalist called Charlotte and an Egyptologist called Basil.

I really like the introduction of Charlotte and I really hope that we see more of her going forward. She has a very interesting back story and it is intertwined with Sigmund and his actions in A Steampunk Adventure. I'm also hoping we see more of Basil at some point in the future as he seemed to have a hint of mischief around him and he was a good sidekick to Sigmund.

The characters are so well developed and so well rounded. I genuinely can't think of a character that I don't like. Sigmund is his usual wonderful self, Holmes is grumpy and thoughtful and Sarah is so strong and bright. You don't often find a book where the character development and world building is on an even level and both are done just as well as the other, but in Whispers this is exactly what you get.

The author really got the atmosphere correct throughout the book and all the scenes in the asylum were so incredibly creepy and intense. I was reading the book at night for the most part and I had to ensure I finished reading on a section that wasn't too deep into what was happening so that I could get some sleep.

I'm trying not to go into the actual story too much as I would hate to spoil on anything, but there is one bone I'd like to pick with Mark C. King! The book is set in London, England and he calls football soccer! You can't do this in a book set in England, it really stood out to me as everything else fits so nicely. But that's just me, other people may not notice.

Genuinely I think I liked Whispers Of Bedlam Asylum even more than I liked A Steampunk Adventure and I gave that 5 stars on Goodreads. Definitely go out and read these books, you will not regret it.

I started this book on the 27th of April 2016 and I finished it on the 6th of May 2016.
I gave this book 5 stars on Goodreads.

The Secret Of Heaven by Felix Alexander

I was lucky enough to receive an e-book copy of The Secret of Heaven direct from the author Felix Alexander in exchange for an honest review.

The story follows Professor Aiden Leonardo and him trying to deal with the aftermath of his best friend's death and trying to work out why he died. I don't want to say to much about the actual story because there are lots of twists and turns and reveals and I really don't want to spoil anything for anyone. I do want to say how well written the book is and how intelligent the story is. The writing flows beautifully and though a lot of language is used that you wouldn't come across often in your day to day life, it works within the confines of the story.

The Secret of Heaven is definitely more of a plot driven book and some of the characters do become a little muddled as they have no defining personality. Hopefully going forward in the series, there will be some more character development as there are some hints at really interesting back stories that I would certainly like to learn about. There is plenty of action in the mean time to keep you going and the story is very fast paced so you don't have too much time to miss the characters.

My only real problem with the book was that I genuinely think I've missed the significance of the big reveal and outcome. I just don't see how it could really affect anything, but that may very well be a problem with me rather than the book. I think I got lost in the understanding of the meaning of a lot of the bible quotes and what they would mean in context with everything else going on. This doesn't change the fact that I enjoyed reading the book, it just means that I probably missed out on the shocked feeling you should have when things are all put together.

Overall I did enjoy the book and it was certainly a fast and easy read, so I would definitely recommend this to people. In particular people who are fans of Dan Brown (there's even mention of a Professor Langdon) or conspiracy theories and secret societies.

I started reading the book on the 19th of April 2016 and I finished it on the 26th of April 2016
I gave this book 3 stars on Goodreads.