I am in two minds about this book. There were some wonderful discoveries reading Brandon Morrow's novel, a stunning use of flowing language that suited the theme of the piece well and brought you right into the world of the rare book industry.
It didn't go as I expected! From the blurb I was prepared for a Dan Brown-esque high octane thriller with a twist from religious artifacts to literature. The opening had promise, and then it sort of lost a bit of momentum for me. Through the book you follow Will and Meghan (the sister of the deceased) and the whole novel is told from Will's perspective as a former forger. There is an underlying atmosphere of unease that follows their move to Ireland and in the subtext of Will's words.
The twist at the end was a satisfying one and I think the author did a brilliant job of sewing the seeds of the reveal with the tone for the duration of the book.
All in all, I think this was an interesting read, but it took some time for any momentum to build and wasn't as thrilling as I anticipated!. There is a sequel coming which I'm not sure I'll read.
It didn't go as I expected! From the blurb I was prepared for a Dan Brown-esque high octane thriller with a twist from religious artifacts to literature. The opening had promise, and then it sort of lost a bit of momentum for me. Through the book you follow Will and Meghan (the sister of the deceased) and the whole novel is told from Will's perspective as a former forger. There is an underlying atmosphere of unease that follows their move to Ireland and in the subtext of Will's words.
The twist at the end was a satisfying one and I think the author did a brilliant job of sewing the seeds of the reveal with the tone for the duration of the book.
All in all, I think this was an interesting read, but it took some time for any momentum to build and wasn't as thrilling as I anticipated!. There is a sequel coming which I'm not sure I'll read.