The Eight - Katherine Neville

One Sentence Summary:
The story of a chess set.
Review:
This is another book I wanted to like more than I actually liked it, but I did like it. Neville writes in parallel narratives  set nearly two hundred years apart, which ultimately works really well for her story line. The history Neville packed into the story was a bit rushed at times which was bothersome to me (as we all know I am rather fond of historical fiction). She did a great job of illustrating the differences in the treatment of women from 1790 versus 1970. It bothered me that toward the end both of the protagonists reverted a bit to needing men, not the greatest message to send. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys action adventure mystery type books.
6/10

if you enjoyed this I recommend checking out books by:
Dan Brown
Mathew Reilly
Julia Narvarro
Kathleen McGowan
Kate Mosse