Review 22: Deception Point by Dan Brown

Title: Deception Point
Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Pocket Books
Rating: 7/10
The Lowdown:
Rachel Sexton, the daughter of the presidential candidate/senator Sexton works for the FBI. When she gets called down to the poles to uncover a mysterious fossil, although at first it may seem unreal (that's because it is.) How she uncovers this/ tells herself to believe it is the book, along with the politics behind Sexton.
The Good:
A. Books about ET/ books that elevate NASA's rep? I love that.
B. The quirky scientific characters. All of them made me laugh out loud, but when they died, it was quite sad.
The Bad:
A. Same old plotline. Crappy life, big mystery, POLITICS, scandal, love, and happy ending. Change your storylines, Brown!
B. Half the book was convincing Sexton that the fossil was false. We get it, now can you please move on?
C. The length was too much.
D. The shifting perspectives worked for this book, but honestly, some of the characters were just there to fill up the pages. The book was dragging on halfway to the end and I felt like falling asleep at page 150.
E. The character of Rachel Sexton was so predictable and quite honestly, pathetic. I see her on Fringe everyday. Yawn x 2
The Consensus:
This has to be Brown's worst. Considering the fact that it is his second novel (first being better than the second), it is a good first try.. He has a patter of writing good/bad/good/bad. Which means his latest book should be good (hopefully!)