Forced writing, unlikable female character, everything was spoon fed. I got 14% way through ( )

I love stories like this, and this was one of the best! It *two* parallel stories. There was danger, faith testing, everything I wanted. Very happy. ( )

It was a little tedious at times, but overall a fun read. I read this a while ago and also forgot to review through Librarything, but it was an all right read. I don't think I would go back, but I did finish the book. ( )

I read this book a while ago and forgot to write the review, so now I can't remember alot about it other than I found it a very good read and interesting to think about about an "alternative" to the biblical history that we have always been taught. ( )

The style of the story telling was not up to a typical standard for a thriller on any level. The story was very heavy in the dialogue side, which left no time for "enemies" for Jordan and Ferguson, so it is a good thing that they didn't have any real ones. Running from the police for 3 to 5 pages because you stole an artifact, is not running from enemies. It is the job of the police to apprehend accused thieves and investigate crimes. And they do not become enemies just because the accusers are scruple-less and greedy.

Technically, the story was properly written with one irritating flaw....the use of the metric system by John Mark during the 1st Century when it was not in use. When you are writing to such a niche audience as those that would read "An Archaeological Thriller" you really need to make sure that your details will not stop a reader in their what did I just read tracks. Most readers of any historical nature know what should and should not appear in them. Those mistakes distract greatly. And after the fact even more so, as the version of the book that I was sent is the second of 3 different publishing of the same work under similar but different titles.

I tried not to give spoilers in my abstract here, but there might be spoilers for some in my full article The style of the story telling was not up to a typical standard for a thriller on any level. The story was very heavy in the dialogue side, which left no time for "enemies" for Jordan and Ferguson, so it is a good thing that they didn't have any real ones. Running from the police for 3 to 5 pages because you stole an artifact, is not running from enemies. It is the job of the police to apprehend accused thieves and investigate crimes. And they do not become enemies just because the accusers are scruple-less and greedy.

Technically, the story was properly written with one irritating flaw....the use of the metric system by John Mark during the 1st Century when it was not in use. When you are writing to such a niche audience as those that would read "An Archaeological Thriller" you really need to make sure that your details will not stop a reader in their what did I just read tracks. Most readers of any historical nature know what should and should not appear in them. Those mistakes distract greatly. And after the fact even more so, as the version of the book that I was sent is the second of 3 different publishing of the same work under similar but different titles.

I tried not to give spoilers in my abstract here, but there might be spoilers for some in my full article my full article. https://randomthoughtonlineblog.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/wonder-if-the-3rd-time-...
Yes I received a copy for review. ( )