Reviews for Eye of the Pyramid

The average rating for Eye of the Pyramid based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-12 00:00:00 Tom Dale My mother warned me before I started the book so I shall warn you as well, because it was good to go into this book armed with the information I was told. Ignore the summary of the book, or most of the summary at least. It's written to sound like another Da Vinci Code with hundred year old secrets being unearthed... but that's not the case. Yes, Thomas Jefferson is involved... but maybe a page's worth altogether, not even enough to merit being mentioned on the back cover. I think if you pick up the book expecting old American mysteries being uncovered, you will be greatly disappointed, as my mom was. That's why she told me... and I wasn't disappointed with the book. It was actually a good read. I'm not all that into mysteries, especially modern day ones with cliched twists. But this book still kept me relatively interested. A couple of times I was surprised with the things unearthed and revealed, but a lot of times I saw the "twist" coming. Those of you who are huge mystery buffs and could probably out-Sherlock Mr. Holmes himself will probably find this book rather tedious after the first dozen chapters after everything had been set up. This is a book I would classify as a light mystery that makes you feel smart... or dumb depending on how knowledgeable you are about the government and history. Okay, so it's a light mystery for smart people, a complicated and confusing read for those who are ignorant to things besides Paris Hilton's latest shopping excursion. For me it was kind of in the middle, I'm far from dumb, I do know my history fairly well and I'm not completely ignorant on the goings-on of the government, though I think not knowing that much helped me suspend reality with this book. Any government official who may read this book will probably be thinking, "You can't do that!" "The president is not allowed to..." "That's not even plausible in this day and age!" throughout their entire read. A bonus point was that the characters were not your stereotypical leads in a mystery novel. None of them could be described as glamorous. The book had just enough action to keep you reading but not so much you became overwhelmed and bored with it right away. It also starts with a bang, and that first chapter may be a good indication of whether or not you're going to like the book. So if you're not dumb or a government official (don't even start with the comments that those are the same thing) more than likely you'll find this book a fun read. Just remember what I said... this is far from another Da Vinci Code, despite what the back cover may try to tell you. You go into it with that mind set, you will be sorely disappointed.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-28 00:00:00 David Gerard This is a quintessential airport book. It reads extremely quickly, the plot is fast-paced (and dubious at best), and it appears to be written at a third-grade level. I'm not ashamed to admit that I've loved every minute reading it, even though it's completely trashy. If you ask me a month after I've read this book what it's about, I won't be able to tell you the plot. I'll only be able to say "Masons", and though that's a subplot in the book, it's not the main plot.