as i read

[Deb]

having a hard time staying focused. maybe as i get further into the book; i've only read two chapters. the first chapter was definitely intriguing, tho.

[Margo]

I'm about 100 pages in and am totally digging it so far. I love all the details and the interjunction between the two time periods. I love detective novels and I feel lik ei have to pay a lot of attention to all the details so I don't miss anything.

[Nicky]

I only started to like it more than halfway through..

[Tessa]

I read this back in 2009. Although I did like the book I found it very hard to follow. The story didn't really grab my interest until the second half of the book.

[Terri]

I agree it's a slow starter but worth sticking with. I put it down a few times before I really got into it.

[Nikita]

the second half was indeed very interesting bt sumhow...i found the end very confusing.

[Sim]

Found this book hard going yet I did enjoy it. Not an easy read.

[Kathy]

I thought it was a good book. I had to do a little historical research, but that's me. Sepulchre is also good, and may be easier to follow. I'm looking forward to reading the third, although I can't think of the name.

[Claire]

Definitely worth sticking with, love all of Kate Mosse's books.

[Laura]

I didn't really get into this book untill a few chapters in, and then i couldn't put it down!!! Now one of my favourite books, and Kate Mosses other books, Sepulcher and Wnter Ghosts are also amazing! I can't wait till Citidel comes out!!!

[Donna]

Completely agree Laura...! I think she is an brilliant author

[Hollie]

I keep getting really into it and then losing interest again. Sometimes it seems to really drag and maybe there's a bit too much detail in parts. I am hopefully going to get this books finished sometime soon as I'm assuming that it's going to get better from all the good reviews I've read about it.

[Mark]

I stopped reading this book because it really taxed my patience. Having read a lot more about the cult of the Cathars I must admit I want to return to the novel. And since it is still parked in my bookcase it will be on my vacationlist.

[Aanchal]

This book started out okay, but it dragged on after the middle. The ending was pathetic and i cant really remember the plot now either

[Chris]

It is very slow going. I just felt that the storyline couldn't decide whether it was primarily a romance, a historical novel, a fantasy or SF, and that the author's love of Cathar history and the area around Carcassonne blinded her to the requirements of a good novel, which are principally to engage the reader.

I found I hardly cared about any of the protagonists, though I really did try, and that it felt like a botched attempt to combine a Dan Brown mystery and a Michael Crichton science fantasy. A pity, as Kate Mosse is a litcrit broadcaster and I expected more from her.

[Andrew]

I really enjoyed this book, so much so that I bought it in French for somebody in France and they thought the book was excellent.
Thank you Kate Mosse

[Ann]

I enjoyed the book the first time I read it, the second time I loved it! I found elements in it that I had not recognised on the first read. I have read it several times now and now Sepulchre and Citadel are published they link together in a fascinating way so it's worth sticking at it

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Kate Mosse uses a lot of simile and metaphors which ruins the book. I understand that she is trying to be descriptive but it is too much.

[Zaryna]

This book was very complicated when reading it at some points but it was very interesting! i still love the end and since then ive read it again! i love this book and im reading Sepulchre now! I also love how KAte puts part French into the book as i can read and understand it! Its an AWESOME book and i recruitment reading it! :)

[Aaron]

I liked it, but frankly thought it was an airplane novel.

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Aaron wrote: "I liked it, but frankly thought it was an airplane novel."


Rather heavy, literally speaking, for an airplane.... ;) (Of course, I read the hardcover version.)

I didn't think it was epic or that her writing was the best I've read. But, I have to say I was taken by the historical part of it. It's been forever since I read it, but there's a part about some of the French, if they were considered French, being more open to religious diversity, right? Then, someone came in, was it a de Montfort, and killed all of those people? I knew of a de Montfort through Sharon Kay Penman and English history. I think this was his father or something. At any rate, I didn't know that happened, specifically, and did some research after reading the novel. For that reason, it was a worthy read for me. (I knew about religious persecution, etc.... I just didn't know about that particular piece of history.)

[Aaron]

Admittedly I read it close on the heals of The Book of Shadows which I found to be considerably heavier. For me this one was a bit like The da Vinci code with a Cathar twist. But as I say, it might have been a bit like having carrot cake after pecan pie and calling the carrot cake "not all that sweet".

[Truls]

Tessa wrote: "I read this back in 2009. Although I did like the book I found it very hard to follow. The story didn't really grab my interest until the second half of the book."

I totally agre. The main book is in the back half. The first part isnt as polished...

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Aaron wrote: "Admittedly I read it close on the heals of The Book of Shadows which I found to be considerably heavier. For me this one was a bit like The da Vinci code with a Cathar twist. But as I..."


You might be right! It might be heavier! ;)

[Catskill]

It was just fine in the car on a road trip. Didn't require much from the listener. No harm if I spaced out here or there.

[Diana]

Deb wrote: "having a hard time staying focused. maybe as i get further into the book; i've only read two chapters. the first chapter was definitely intriguing, tho."

I don't know... when I was reading it... all the sudden I realized I was at page 700 and had no idea what the book was about...