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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Aug. 25th, 2006 04:38 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeeen-year old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe ...
July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved in the rock, she realises she's disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
To paraphrase the review: it was a chore to have to continue through all 694 pages of leaden, plodding, sub-par Mary-Sue fiction and I blame Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code for opening the door to this kind of pseudo-literary dross. If you like well-written, engaging and well-paced fiction, avoid this book like the plague.
July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeeen-year old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe ...
July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved in the rock, she realises she's disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
To paraphrase the review: it was a chore to have to continue through all 694 pages of leaden, plodding, sub-par Mary-Sue fiction and I blame Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code for opening the door to this kind of pseudo-literary dross. If you like well-written, engaging and well-paced fiction, avoid this book like the plague.
