Map of Bones

The Book in 1 Sentence

Science + religion = weird history

Brief Review

This book has an interesting take on the history of the Catholic Church that I feel could be plausible. I am not saying that there is a secret cabal of people in the church trying to become immortal, but I will say that priest are human like everyone else and so of course there are sinners attempting to take over the world.

Full of action and intrigue, this book, this entire series is worth reading just for the fringe information that you will get (This book would mostly be the book of Thomas and church of Thomas).

Why I Read this book

Years ago, I read a book like 7 books down the line and really enjoyed it, so I have had this series in my sights for a while to understand what is going on.

In-Depth Review

I think this book (series) does a great job of presenting real science, history, etc. in a way that make the reader want to know more, "Hello Google". The information is 100% natural to the book and doesn't take you away from what is happening.

What does take you away from what is going on is the constant perspective changes or a forced love interest. That I think was my biggest annoyance with this book was the constant cliché of "There is something about him/her," "Her eyes just did X," and so forth. Also, the gun fighting was short-lived and unrealistic at points. I wish I had marked more in the book, so I could recall it, but I am working on that for further books.

The characters for the most part are consistent and believable, and I never felt like they were out of position or unrealistic to the setup we were given. The exception to this is one of the final scenes where the character makes a decision while "right" in the eyes of the book, but is completely against human nature which is what this dude has CONSTANTLY followed.

Rating

I am giving this book a 6 because honestly I finished it like a month ago, and I remember it being good, but annoyed at times. It wasn't bad, and I still want to read the rest of the series, I just feel like there could/should have been better.