by Kathleen McGowan
It was ok. As I mentioned in my review of The Expected One, I am most interested in the alternative version of historical events that it presents. The story itself doesn't contain much in the way of suspense. I would have preferred if the author wrote a non-fiction book instead. I am interested in r...
This second book in the 'Magdalene Line' trilogy is as gripping as the one before it, 'The Expected One'. In this, the central protagonist, Maureen Paschal (herself, an expected one) searches through history to understand and uncover the mystery and the location of the Book of Love, a testament writ...
The continuation of the first book, Maureen's journey continues as the Arc Gospel is in the hands of Rome. Her encounters with Matilda of Canossa and their shared history and journey create a great story and it was nice to learn about a women who has been mostly forgotten about in history and the de...
Maureen is again on a mission to uncover the true story of a woman who was also of the bloodline of Mary Magdalene and Jezus Christ. Wikipedia can't tell me why Matilda of Tuscany's body was moved to the rest in the Vatican, but in this story she is not only the lover of Pope Gregory VII, but also h...
This sequel to THE EXPECTED ONE this book again follows Maureen Paschal on her quest to uncover the truth behind the Magdalene line following the crucifixion of Christ. I usually enjoy books with this type of story line, but in this case I found the writing to be excessively repetitive and unorigin...
This is book #2 of the "Magdalene Line Trilogy", I finished book #1 last week (The Expected One) and really enjoyed it, this one I didn't quite love as much. The first book had a good pace to it and the balance between present day story and past was perfect. Book #2 was much slower paced and the pre...
As always, a review of this book may be found in my blog: http://meen-readingjournal.blogspot.com/. However, I do want to say here that one of the reasons this book really struck a chord with me was because it completely reflects my views towards religion as I have been holding them for years now.
Not nearly as good as the first book.
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