Review 20: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

** Part of the Dan Brown Month Series**
Title: Angels and Demons
Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Pocket Books
Rating: 9.5/10
The Lowdown:
Robert Langdon is solving a case for CERN/ the Vatican as their Pope candidates are kidnapped and brutally murdered as the legend of the Illuminati resurfaces.
The Good:
A. I really enjoyed the narration of Dan Brown. There was always something intriguing about the story that kept me awake.
B. I loved the puzzles as well as the little illustrations. They were all extremely enjoyable.
C. I loved the mystery aura with the whole who-killed-the-candidates.
D. The papal history was great.
E. The ending was unpredictable. If you guessed the killer, I will be in awe.
F. I liked the journalist guy. He was a great comic relief character!
The Bad:
A. The length. Honestly, I think that sometimes authors write too much and isntead of being edited out it ends up being included in the story. No, I do not want to read extraneous stuff that doesn't contribute to the plot but instead just fills up the pages. No thanks.
B. The shifting perspectives. I was definitely confused in the beginning but then I understood the story.
C. The ending. I had a few issues with the ending, but I can't really explain it without giving it away. But I can say one thing: even though it was unpredictable, it was too... grandesque. No one can actually believe that it would happen.
The Consensus:
Although the story gets confusing at some parts, I loved this book. It is page turning and addictive. Read it, love it, comment on it! It is definitely well worth the recent hype, no matter how unrealistic the ending is.