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I'll read books solely because the title grabs me, Case in point: "The Witches' Hammer", As it turns out, the book is a mystery in the Knights Templar/church mythology genre, which was a pleasant surprise.
I wish I could say the same after having read the book,
The premise of the bookyear old divorcee discovers her father's murder is tied to a grimoire that he recently acquired, and goes on a quest to avenge his death, discovering church intrigue and pagan knowledge along the way.
While the historical mystery sections flowed smoothly, and Hitchcock obviously did an immense amount of research on the subject on a complete side note: "Malleus Maleficarum", or "The Witches' Hammer was the title of a Seasonsitelink"Supernatural" episode it als, there's a subplot regarding the protagonist, Beatrice O'Connell, and her sexual awakening that's just.
. . bad.
Every time I read a sex scene, I mentally detached from the book, scratching my head at the appalling metaphors.
Embarrassed by the memory of her own passion, Beatrice started to put on her sweater.
Diaz tried to help her, but she pulled away,
"Are you okay" he said,
"I don't know," she answered in a barely audible voice,
"You haven't done anything wrong, "
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes, "Why do I feel as if I have"
"Because you've just met your wolf," Diaz said, putting his arms around her.
"And you don't know her well yet, She frightens you. "
"That wasn't me. "
"It's part of you, "
Beatrice's mouth was quivering, She didn't want him to see her cry, "Can I blame my wolf" she asked,
"If you like. But she's nothing to be ashamed of, "
"I am ashamed. " She started to weep. "I'm so ashamed. "
"Don't be," Diaz said, kissing her tears away,
"You don't understand. It's not just about me, "
"Who is it about"
"My father, I've been a fool, Luis such a fool, "
"No. You've only been asleep. And now Sleeping Beauty has awakened, And she's a wolf. There's no going back. "
Yeah, even after typing it out, it still sounds clunky, which is a shame, considering the premise of the book is pretty cool.
I find the story interesting, it's hard to put the book down, I only gave it four because I think the ending could have been better, Sure, the ending is interesting, but maybe it ended too soon, As the story slowly unfolds at the beginning, the ending is somehow killed by a quick conclusion.
The subject matter is also interesting, as the story could be true, I picked up the book by accident, I read it in a week so that when I was working I could only wonder when I could find the time to read it further.
Witchcraft, feminism, sex, misogyny, and religion would have been great as its own plot, IF this book focused on that, there was a lot of potential,
Murder, Catholic underground cult, money chasing, traveling to find answers for your father, thats a GREAT story too.
There are good plot points in this book, and the themes here can work together in harmony.
For me, the story didnt work well together, Not the best book I've read, but engaging, I reacted to this the same way I did to DAVINCI CODEnot the most technically strong book with many flawsD andD characters, "coinkydinks" up the wazoo, serious suspension of disbelief moments, etc.
but it kept me turning the pages through to the end, It'd be a good read for fans of DAVINCI CODE, though this one deals with a medieval grimoire linked to the Malleus Maleficarum and the witchhunts of the Inquisition.
It's also got a lot more sex scenes than the cover text ever hinted at I bought the book as a bibliomystery and read it to get me thinking on contemporary bookcollectordriven fiction.
. Still, a fun book and an alleged "feminist thriller" fromas noted on Amazon that deserves a.
star out ofranking. If I were blurbing this, it'd be "DaVinci Code for the View, " Ah, man. I hate to write anything negative, and I rarely do, since this is a Published Author aka, God and I am a humble piece of fuzz on the peach of life.
But, wow. Predictable political screed, weird and not in a good way, and seriously tedious, And I wanted to like anything by this author so much, Sorry. It was a little hard to sleep without the light on after I read this one, The book scared me. Secret societies and brutal characters, I usually dont like to read this type of story because it stays with me too long.
I found this a very unusual, confounding, but ultimately quite enjoyable read,
The book starts out well, with the murder of the the father of the main character Beatrice that's not a spoiler it's noted right in the The Witches Hammer's jacket setting off a chain of ominous and exciting events that turn her previously safe and uneventful life completely upside down, and start her on a hunt for not only the murderer, but the answer to what is behind the book she believes is at the heart of these shocking events.
The supporting characters are wellwritten, They are interesting and clever, but you can't tell who is a "good" or "bad" person, and trying to decide who to trust and how much with the various people Beatrice becomes involved with as she doggedly investigates her father's murder is a good and interesting aspect that adds to the book substantially.
A caveat at about the midpoint of the book, the author throws in a bit of feminist rhetoric and some rather overblown diatribes that Beatrice says and thinks.
This section, although marginally related to the ultimate conclusion of the plot, stops the momentum of the story almost cold.
I found myself wondering whether it was even worthwhile to continue reading because that had no interest for me at all.
Let me encourage you to push past this!
This section doesn't go on all that long, and the author does get back to the hunt for the murderer and the solution to what's really going on, and I promise you the ending is MORE than worth the wait!!
The last third or so of the book is a complete ballstothewall thrill ride that is full of suspense and clever twists that will keep you pinned to your chair until the very end.
Trust me on this get a drink refill and go to the bathroom before you start reading chapter, because from that point to the last page, you won't want to put the book down at least, I couldn't! Cherchant a diversifier ma liste d'auteurs, je suis tombé sur ce petit.
La couverture m'a attirée et le résumé à fait le reste, Et puis, j'avais envie d'autre chose que de la romance,
Au final, cette histoire a été une bonne surprise de part son intrigue et son ambiance dans la droite lignée du Da Vinci Code.
Une ambiance ésotérique sur font de mystère et de religion, La seule chose qui m'a tout de même un peu fait tiquer ce sont les personnages de Stephen et Béatrice.
Le premier veut redémarrer de zéro avec Béa après leur divorce et quelques années plus tard, mais dès qu'elle n'est plus là, il l'a trompe avec une autre.
Comment dire que je l'ai pris en grippe, Concernant notre héroïne, je comprends parfaitement ses réactions et au final je me dis qu'elle a bien fait de faire certaines choses, ce n'est que justice.
J'ai juste trouvé que certaines scènes étaient inutiles et mettaient à mal l'histoire,
Concernant l'intrigue en ellemême, Je l'ai trouvé très intéressante avec cette sorte de religion/secte du moyen âge qui considère les femmes
comme le diable, responsable de tous les maux de la terre et surtout des hommes.
Je ne sais pas vraiment si les livres cités ont ou existent vraiment, mais on s'y croirait.
C'est cette partie là de ce livre qui est la plus intéressante,
Pour conclure, J'ai bien aimé ce livre et cette histoire, Certes, il y a deux, trois choses qui m'ont chiffonné mais cela ne gâche en rien lintérêt que j'ai porté au récit.
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