This time, it is Cassiopeia Vitt who is messed up and who does not want Cotton Malone’s help. Of course, this would not be a Steve Berry book if Malone remained a bystander.
The Venetian Betrayal is an exhilarating story of the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great; a despot’s dream to conquer Asia and the Middle East with the use of biological weapons; an American’s grandiose plan to bring to the international market the solution to the HIV virus; the US meddling in the affairs of Central Asia; and the discovery of a person dear to Henrik Thorvaldsen and Cassiopeia Vitt. The Venetian Betrayal also bears witness to the blossoming of (much!) friendlier relations between Vitt and Malone (uh oh…. Berry is getting sappy…)
This is my 6th Steve Berry book and I cannot be sure if I am honestly enthralled with Malone’s adventures or my captivation at the moment is due to the hormonal changes brought about by this little pebble I am carrying due in seven weeks. I remember when I was reviewing for the bar exam, how I was transfixed every 6pm with a certain Spanish soap opera which I found absolutely unendurable after I completed the four-Sunday bar exams.
Guess I’ll know after seven weeks if I still find Berry’s predictable plots and mishmash of history and futuristic what-ifs as mesmerizing as I find them today while my little one is doing cartwheels in my tummy. That’s not too long now.
No comments:
Post a Comment