Happy Reading
And welcome. My name is Cyn and each week on a little something called Book Club Thursday (BCT) myself and best friend Ann from Romancing the Readers blog about book related goodness or not so much LOL. You can learn more about us/BCT by clicking here.
This week we are:
Simple task- read and review any book that's been on our book shelve(s) longer than six months.
Take a look at my pick
In this adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo must out-pace a self-made millionaire in pursuit of an incredible fortune...
Thousands of years ago, two superpowers of the ancient world went to war, and a treasure of immeasurable value was lost to the shadows of history.
In 1800, while crossing the Pennine Alps with his Grand Reserve Army, Napoleon Bonaparte stumbled across a startling discovery. Unable to transport it, he created an enigmatic map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon died, the bottles disappeared—and the treasure was lost again.
Until now. Treasure-hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland when they are shocked to discover a World War II German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon’s famous “Lost Cellar,” and fascinated, they set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts is hunting his own prize, and the Lost Cellar is his key to finding it. That man is Hadeon Bondaruk, a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire, and the treasure will be his, no matter what.
So many times I have seen readers with Clive Cussler books and thought "I wonder".
I mean the covers are beyond cool (mostly). So awhile back I picked up a copy Spartan Gold to try someday.
I chose this book in particular because I like starting a series at the beginning (this looked like the shortest running) and because it featured adventure seeking philanthropists Sam and Remi Fargo- a husband and wife that truly are one hell of a team plus you could feel their love/romance without any real specific language/wording.
I was a huge fan of this book for so many reasons.
First this book was FUN and witty. It was a fast and high octane read. It had nerdy/techie/historical facts but none of it was too much or confusing. I was able to understand that stuff without feeling overwhelmed and found it all compelling and interesting. Another plus was that it was not overly violent or vulgar- for the record, I don't have a problem with books that are- but the truth is , I was happy this book didn't go there- as it didn't need too.
Good old-fashioned adventure story-telling is what I found here and again- HUGE FAN. Since reading Spartan Gold, I went and bought the next few books in the series and can't wait to read them too.
And visit Ann@RomancingtheReaders to read all about her pick this week and
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