L'oro di Sparta

Years ago I read one of the Fargo Adventure mid-series books from Clive Cussler... I usually enjoy the archaeological / adventure / historical novels and found it good but not something I needed to start from scratch. A decade or more later and I found myself looking to pick up another series like t Leggi tutto

This is a good summer read in the sense that your brain kind of has to be shut off to enjoy it -- so I am giving it three stars in the same sense I would give a mindless action movie two thumbs up for entertaining me while keeping me out of the heat in an air-conditioned theater. Now, if your brain

I...am having a hard time figuring out what to say about this novel. I believe the "ARGH" pencilled in near the end of the copy I read may say it all. (that "ARGH" no doubt had to do with a xiphos, a Spartan sword, being referred to as having "gleaming steel" showing through on the blade. The xiphos Leggi tutto

It’s a well researched treasure hunt. And it’s written in a way that will make you fly through the pages. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of info dumping and there’s never a sense of threat or danger for the protagonists. It can be a bit boring at times but it’s not a bad read.

I feel as if I have ordered a steak and recieved a hamburger. A good hamburger, but still just that, a hamburger. What's that, a hamburger is better with cheese making it a cheeseburger? Yeah, well I got a hamburger and that is it. Here is the line on this one: a gorgeous young and wealthy couple st Leggi tutto

Pācat cā nu pot o fārâmā dintr-o ⭐. Of, of, asa carte mai bine nu. Sper sa nu mai intalnesc una ca asta. Sotii Fargo cauta o comoara, dar deoarece nu sunt singurii care o doresc, trebuie sa fuga din calea baietilor rai. M-a enervat la culme cum scapau din orice situatie, ba cu barca, ba cu avion, ba Leggi tutto

I enjoyed it, was good enough adventure to keep me interested.

Spartan Gold is another treasure hunt story, along the lines of a Steve Berry novel, but with a weaker plot. There is, of course, the bad guys who are on the trail of the same treasure, and who are willing to kill to make that happen. The book loosely weaves some "history" into the story, including