My quick takes:
- 4.5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
- Genre: Action/Adventure thriller
- Language 🤐 moderate
- Spice ❤️🔥 none
- Content 🤔 graphic killing and violence, torture, death, abuse
What 👏🏼 a 👏🏼 debut 👏🏼 Blood and Treasure hits you with action and never lets off the gas. I was instantly consumed in the plot and the book was hard to put down.
There are multiple points of view, different locations around the globe (and off the globe 👀), and an underdog feel to the ex military male main character. I will say, his past is STILL shrouded in mystery and I’m very intrigued to learn more about Ethan Cain and get some good character development in the coming books!
I thoroughly enjoyed the different religious aspects woven throughout the book, I have a religious studies minor and always love seeing common threads alongside the stark differences in religion. The multifaceted, religion-based treasure hunting was a fun added detail throughout the plot.
While the storyline leans heavily into the action/adventure side of the thriller genre, I really enjoyed that there was an aspect of military and political intelligence as well. I’m very intrigued to see where this series goes and planning to read the next books!
If you like Dan Brown, Joel C. Rosenberg, National Treasure, this one’s for you.
Mr. Reads and I buddy read this book together, check out his thoughts and our review here:
Thank you to the author and Berkley Publishing for a copy of the book to read and review
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