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House Of Acerbi (2000)

by John Lyman(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Historical Fiction

series

God's Lions

review 1: I really wanted to love this book, I really did. Especially since I liked God’s Lions: The Secret Chapel so much and am a huge supporter of indie authors. Again Lyman has come up with a compelling plot, but I thought the plot of Secret Chapel was more so. Also, House of Acerbi was much longer, largely due to unnecessary detail about anything and everything that did not further the plot. I scanned over a lot of it. It appears that there will be a third book, and I will read it, but I am hoping for a more tightly formed plot and the exclusion of superfluous details. In other words, something more like Secret Chapel.
review 2: Two years after the release of John Lyman's debut novel, "God's Lions: The Secret Chapel," Lyman is back with its sequel, "God's Lions: H... moreouse of Acerbi."This time, Lev, Leo and the rest of the Bible Code Team are working around the clock to identify, and put a stop to, the forces behind a lethal virus devastating cities around the globe. With the world on lockdown and clues pointing to the role of the Devil's Bible in the current catastrophe, the group's investigation takes them across Europe and, eventually, to Mexico.Lyman's writing is noticeably smoother this time around. "The Secret Chapel" suffered from clumsy exposition, and the Christian aspect was a bit over the top at times. (Well, what did I expect from a novel categorized as a religious thriller, after all?) "House of Acerbi," though not free of those flaws, shows improvement. It helps that the majority of the characters have already been introduced.However, many of the things that were so neat about "The Secret Chapel" have a diminished presence here. The code doesn't play a pivotal role in the story - aside from setting up the twist at the end - and that's odd, because it was presented as such a game-changer in the first book. True, Daniel phones in at a couple points with new facts gleaned from the Bible, but they're not instrumental to the resolution. And, ah, the villain. To go from fighting Satan himself and his hand-picked demonic henchmen to fighting ... genetic manipulation and a megalomaniac. It's just not the same.Lyman's books could be more tightly plotted, and they would benefit from a more streamlined cast of characters. His ideas are intriguing, though. Lyman sets up the premise for the sequel to the "House of Acerbi" at the end of this book, and it looks like he'll be returning to more of what I enjoyed about "The Secret Chapel." Here's hoping. less

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