The Illumination: A Novel Audiobook

" A suspenseful thriller Some compare it to Da Vinci code. "

" I listened to the audiobook while spring cleaning. It sure made that tedious task a lot more engaging. It's an action-suspense story, with a lot of religious and historical information that was quite interesting and a quick paced plot set in Iraq, New York, Rome, and Jerusalem. Rather a lot of violence. Engaging & resourceful heroine. "

" A fast paced ride through the Middle East. Well worth a read! "

" A fast pace thriller about the eye of dawn. Set in modern Iraq and the middle east it's an interesting tale of three groups seeking the ultimate source of power. "

" Fast paced, interesting. "

" I'm not surely exactly why I tolerated this book, in contrast to the DaVinci Code. Somehow this was more entertaining & less offensive (I mean aesthetically, not ideologically offensive). Whatever. This was a mildly entertaining thriller with an unbelievable plot. I enjoyed it in spite of myself but can't seriously recommend it! "

" after reading this last year, I was kinda scared to go to sleep. "

" This was a good idea but the story falls short and the body count was way to high. Everywhere I looked someone was getting beaten or killed and not enough story to go with it. "

" Another one of those books where the female gets in trouble and has to have a big strong (and of course, good looking) man come along and help her out of it. Very predictable and not really worth the time, in my opinion. "

" Started off a bit slow, but once it got going, the story was so fast paced, it was tough to put down. This book is very similar to the writings of Dan Brown. Good. "

" I found this book confusing, jumping from one place to another to another, and didn't care about any of the characters. "

" Man, my first thought was, "it's all about evil eyes! Awesome!" and then I was quickly disabused about any awesomeness within. "

" Most of the thrill for me was in the Jerusalem setting. Can't help but love a book that even mentions the Damascus Gate. But the 'thriller' part of the book was less than what I'd hoped for. "

" This was a good read. The authors did a good job of setting up the characters and the storyline. It was a pretty quick read and in the last 1/3 I was quite interested to know how things would wrap up. "

" I enjoyed reading it but its not good enough to recommend. Another missing "Mcguffin" with a man and woman thrown together to follow clues while the bad guys chase them. "

" A very simplistic thriller in the vein of The Da Vinci Code. A good, no-fuss weekend read. "

" Interesting. nother ancient biblical treasure being sought by multiple unsavory groups. Regular gal gets it and try's to save it from them type of book. Easy, enjoyable read, without having to think too much. "

" I liked this book. Had me wondering what if... "

" It started out well and then became boring. "

" Eh.... Not the best. I liked the high action but doesn't compare to the Dan Brown/James Rollins books. "

" I liked the religious connotations and history that played into this book. It was a pretty fast read for me. "

" The story is fast-paced and exciting. There is historical information mixed with what we Jews call midrash (a method of reading details into, or out of, a Biblical text). The characters are well written. You really care about what happens to Natalie and feel for her loss of her sister. "

" Fun, thrilling read. Very addictive and enjoyable. Sort of cheesy. "

" So far this is a great fast paced thriller/mystery with a pretty good plot. :) "

" The Illumination was a quick read, had a lot of religious and historical information that will interesting and a quick paced plot set in Iraq, New York, Rome, and Jerusalem. It certainly captured my attention and my imagination. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys suspense and history. "

" This was an intriguing book and a modern day story that goes way back in time. I felt the ending was somewhat anticlimatic, though which was disappointing. "

" I enjoyed reading it but its not good enough to recommend. Another missing "Mcguffin" with a man and woman thrown together to follow clues while the bad guys chase them. "

" Not as good as "The Book of Names," but interesting. "

" Eh.... Not the best. I liked the high action but doesn't compare to the Dan Brown/James Rollins books. "

" A suspenseful thriller Some compare it to Da Vinci code. "

" It started out well and then became boring. "

" This was a good read. The authors did a good job of setting up the characters and the storyline. It was a pretty quick read and in the last 1/3 I was quite interested to know how things would wrap up. "

" Man, my first thought was, "it's all about evil eyes! Awesome!" and then I was quickly disabused about any awesomeness within. "

" really good book. couldn't put it down. "

" Another one of those books where the female gets in trouble and has to have a big strong (and of course, good looking) man come along and help her out of it. Very predictable and not really worth the time, in my opinion. "