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The Last Mass of the Knights Templars

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Despite the large ad in the NYTimes, this book disappointed me grievously. It seems written by a high-schooler for high-schoolers: Limp, fuzzy prose; foggy history. A key name spelled variously; a century wrongly named; Avignon moved to northern France. A mess! I think the publisher is one of those self-publishing outfits. I should have been on my guard.

I enjoyed The Last Mass of the Knights Templars a great deal. I have done some reading about this period since I find it interesting. The history in this novel seems accurate. Likewise, the history and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church are appropriate. I learned history, plus found the author's view of the motivations and emotions of the principal historical characters fascinating. Finally, it is simply an entertaining story.

I thought the book was very well reserched. Along with the historical information on the Templar Knights, a winsome group of present day Crusaders set out on the Adventure of a lifetime. I think the blending of Church history and knighthood with historical events provides a beautiful backdrop for a superbly written story. I found the story very interesting and informative, especially in regards to the Templar Knights.

What a great add in the N.Y. Times! Now, if only the book lived up to the hype. The story has great promise, and the research is great. The last book I read that was written in this style, started of with "See Spot run". I hope if Ms. Long ever writes another book, it will be written for adults. You really have to want to read this book to wade through its poor prose.

I was prepared for a rousing adventure in Templar history. Instead I was served up a poorly written tale. The verbage is child-like and too grammatically correct. The phrasing seems as though it was translated from another language and didn't make sense in English. The plot trods along and never builds to any excitement.