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3.0 out of 5 stars
Fast-moving but many factual errors, June 16, 2010
This review is from: The Templar Throne (Templar, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a fast-paced thriller along the lines of the Da Vinci code (which is alluded to often, in a derogatory manner, by the main characters in the novel). Sinister conspiracies are uncovered as the plot progresses.
It's a decent airplane or holiday read, but I was irritated by unlikely events and factual errors. For example, longitude and latitude were incorrectly explained, a museum in Cornwall charged Euros (not Pounds) for entry, and the main characters drove hundred of kilometers across Europe in a rental car instead of going by train or plane as would be much faster and easier.
I didn't like the characters in this fantasy dinging the characters in the Da Vinci code, justifiably or not.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Book 3 - OK, October 21, 2010
This review is from: The Templar Throne (Templar, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
Book three in the Holliday series. It's good enough. I don't expect Paul Christopher to write exceptionally good books. His first book in the Finn Ryan series had me writing him off. I forgot I didn't want to read him and bought two more because I recognized the name Finn Ryan. It wasn't until I read the third book that I thought Paul Christopher was worth the price of a cheap paperback.
I like the Holliday series because I like the hero. To me, the series is entertaining enough. I bought this for my Kindle.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Flawed But Nice Summer Read, July 26, 2010
This review is from: The Templar Throne (Templar, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
Despite all the criticisms I've laid on the other two books in this series, I still find his writing readable. In this one, he goes after the ark of the covenant with the help of a nun.
It is once again, a race with time and relentless pursuers.
As with his other books, he has a thing about Dan Brown which I am beginning to believe is just a plot device and not a personal disdain for the author or his books. The same can be said for his criticism of big government, the Catholic church, the American and Canadian governments, and all that. I don't take it personally.
Also, as before, he likes to describe things in excruciating detail, to the point where I would forget what he was describing by the time I got to the end of the long one or two paragraphs (or more).
The pace moves right along and what I like is there are breathers for the characters to interact and think about things. However, as before, the actual action scenes always seem a bit anticlimactic, as if thrown in there to get to the next scene description.
Despite all, there are enough plot twists, location changes, and interaction with characters that it kept me glued to my seat. What makes this book a good one in my mind is that when I am reading during commercials, they aren't distracting me (that is a big problem with the book I am currently reading). With the Templar Throne, I was thoroughly engaged. I finished it while on vacation and it was perfect for the beach or in the hotel room.
As for factual errors, I could care less. Whatever errors there are, I wouldn't know unless it was something I specifically knew to be wrong, or the fact was so out there, I'd have to scratch my head. I never ran across that, but then again, I'm not medieval history buff or an expert on the Catholic church.
All in all, it was a fun read and I will certainly pick up the next one. I just wonder how much more oomph he could have put into the action scenes instead of describing everything ad-nauseum. Still recommended.
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