Il tesoro di Ercole

What do you call it when an author sets up a premise and promptly destroys it with a stupid sentence? There must be a term for it. Like ‘shitass?' For example: “the scientists were normally able to conduct their explorations with no interference from the outside world. BUT NOT TONIGHT.” Or this gem: “I Leggi tutto

Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase #2 : My one sentence review from 2008 said: "Globe trotting adventures in search of the Tomb of Hercules and trying to prevent a megalomaniac's plot to destabilise the word.".. to which I can add nothing. 4 out of 12.

It's like Dirk Pitt without the storytelling meets Matthew Reilly without the creative research. A decent book for reading on the beach and leaving behind for the next guy: an easy read and mindless brain candy; if you're in a hurry you can just read every other page and you won't lose the plot. As

While the treasure hunting part is still really fun, there’s just way too much focus on the romantic conflicts. Both on the squabbling couple and Eddie’s ex-wife. His ex-wife is also a bit of an annoying character. The weakest book in the series for me.

3.5 stars RTC Happy Reading!!

Okay, so I know how I talked up this series after reading the 1st one. Granted, the genre is super-cliche but I thought Hunt for Atlantis was even good enough to get 5-stars. Why? Because that was an entertaining novel. McDermott apparently did not realize what made the first novel good because almo Leggi tutto

Ooooookkkkaaayyyy...... This is an action thriller that really didnt have enough action to thrill me. I read the first book in this series where Eddie and Nina set out to find Atlantis. This seems to have gone so well and been so successful that our writer decided that a search for another mythical p Leggi tutto

Andy McDermott could write an entire series about grass growing and I would devour it. This series has instantly become my favorite series of all time. Only on book 2 I am beyond excited for the other 13 (soon to be 14) other books. Every time I finish one of these novels I want to relive the advent Leggi tutto

In many ways this book betters the first, but it’s a very close run thing All the action and adventure of the first book, but delves deeper into the personalities of the main characters It’s a big thumbs up from me!!

My first McDermott. Action packed from the first chapter itself. But THE COUPLE IS ANNOYING! Fight, fight, fight is all they do from the first few pages until the end. What the heck! What has their relationship got to do with the quest? Why do the book needs such fillers? At some part, I felt like g Leggi tutto