The Rose Labyrinth Audiobook

" I thought this book was very Da Vinci Code-esque but with a little more emphasis on family and women. Very well written and interesting to unfold the plot via puzzles. "

" It was a good book....but felt a little disjointed at the end.....rather abrupt ending...but a good read.... "

" As many others have said, it was very Dan Brown-esque. I appreciated the feminist twist Hardie took with it, but this book was not exactly a joy to read. The writing was vague, the characters never quite real enough, the entire book like walking through a half-constructed dream. We joined in media res, but a poorly handled media res. It meant I spent the first five or six chapters wondering why I was bothering and where things were going. If I were the sort of person who ever gave up on a book, this might have been one of them. However, that being said, I really enjoyed the kind of hands-on approach, since my copy came with the parchment sheets they talk about in the book all the time. If only the characters had more realistic conversation, and not high academic talk and near-psychic connectivity that they did not share with the reader. I really wanted to like this book, but the book made it very difficult to do that. "

" Any book that comes with a companion book that looks like tarot cards should be considered questionable, its like that cd you get that cost 100 dollars because the jacket has a built in flatscreen TV that plays the hit video when you open it. Books are about words on a page that you read, and illustrations are just fine, they belong in the book, not in the box like a crackerjack prize. I hardly believe I read this whole book, I feel duped. "

" I couldn't get past pg.5. "

" I didn't like this book, a combination of Davinci code and a ghost story, it just didn't work for me. "

" Interesting plot on the same lines as Dan Brown novels. I didn't always follow all the clues because they were way above my knowledge. "

" When I first started this book I wasn't really convinced I was going to enjoy it; I am glad I stuck with it however. It turned out to be quite entertaining; it reminded me of the "Da Vinci Code" lots of religious history, mystery and a love story as well. I would say give it a try. "

" It was interesting...I think she knows a lot about the history of metaphysics and is a good, but not great, writer. "

" Not a terrible book, but I could not finish it right now. There were other books I'd rather be reading over break. "

" It was quite confusing at first because it bounced around to give some background. It was very Davinci Code but with a lot more character study. "

" egh. i did not get very far. it was just not interesting enough. now I love me some conspiracy, holy blood, jesus had children grail quest books. really I do. But I just could not do this one. "

" Story line kept me reading this historical thriller- but there were so many riddles, puzzles and Shakespearian references I knew that I'd never figure anything out. Good thing the main characters were brilliant. "

" Really promising start but dropped off the boil halfway through. "

" 1/4 of way through and it was going nowhere, so did not finish the book. "

" And yet again i have misjudged a book by its cover!!! "

" Started out loving this book-- it seemed like a treasure hunt along the lines of Sweet Danger or The Eight... and then it got weird. A bit too Masonic/Rosicrucian/whacko for a while, but the "twist" of the epilogue was kind of cool. But it was definitely worth the $1 bargain-bin price. "

" I didn't like this book, a combination of Davinci code and a ghost story, it just didn't work for me. "

" I'd rather stick hot coals in my eyes! "

" The writing in this book made me cringe. It could have been good, it was just way too overdone and unbelievable. It's like Dan Brown for wispy romance readers/overly intellectual philosophers. with painfully bad writing. "

" I enjoyed this book. I did not think I would at first. Well written and enlightening, dealing with subject matter I did not know much about. "

" One of the worst books I've read. Not interesting at all. I couldn't even get through it. "

" Ok - Caitlin recommended but not the best... "