Angels and Demons III

A lot has happened since my last blog, because I just couldn’t put the book down for long enough to write about it. I’m only exaggerating a little bit; I did actually lose quite a bit of sleep reading this book. The book’s pace started quickly, and only sped up. It was like a Ferrari with a jammed accelerator. Anyway, my prediction about one of the cardinals surviving was wrong. They each found their way to a gruesome death. However, Langdon got closer and closer to saving them each time, and up until the last one died, I still thought he had a chance. In the author’s note at the beginning of the book, Dan Brown promised that this book was full of suspense and cliff hangers, and he wasn’t lying. There was more than one point where I was confused that the hero had just died. Dan Brown may not know how to make his characters sound convincing, but he can move a story like no other. I was quite tired last night when I was reading, and if I had noticed a single place where the plot slowed enough for me to put the book down, I would have. It eventually did, but it took awhile. When I put the book down, Langdon had discovered the ancient illuminati lair, which was serving as the assassin’s hideout, and was where Vittoria was being held prisoner. Langdon, brave but inexperienced in fighting evil warriors, tried to save his lover (it’s pretty much certain now), but while the assassin overpowered him, Vittoria escaped and ended up saving him. I really can’t predict anything that is going to happen, as the book has proven to be much less predictable than I originally thought.