“suetha, it is worth it. I definitely think you should try to stick through it. I thought the same thing when I first started it, but I got through it, and now it's one of my favorite books.”
“The beginning is a bit too slow in pace.... I am still struggling with it.”
“I thought it was great. The story was intriguing, detailed and well told. After reading it I felt really excited to learn more about Eastern European history.”
“Badly written, corny and full of cliche. The only thing that kept me going was that I read it while travelling to Romania (yes I went to Transilvania) and wanted to get into the mood. Don't waste your time with this.”
“alt agreed thought the pacing was fine, i think people who came to this book who are regular bestseller readers, came from dan brown, and this book borders on being literary, i mean it isnt literary, but it is written very nearly as one. i dont read best sellers anymore because i cant take their light level, except for regular crime writers like elmore leonard, robert parker and such, so i think that is the difference.”
“Disliked the slow pace but a good read especially if you like or have knowledge in European history. ”
“very disappointing. initial chapters were ok but after that it was all downhill. wont recommend to anyone”
“maybe you should stick to brown, grisham and co. light reading for light minds:)”
“OK book but it gets so bogged down in details that I ended up skimming most of it just to get through it. It's way too long and I ended up skipping the last 200 or pages just to read the ending. ”
“Although I found the ending just a bit on the weak side - the book kept me fastinated throughout. I'm looking for more from Kostova. Anyone familiar with any of her other work?Oliver40274”
