Inferno- Dan Brown

Where to begin with this book! After reading the best seller The Da Vinci Code and absolutely loving the scholarly conversations that revolved around it for months, even years after, I eagerly read The Lost Symbol. I loved it up until the very end when Brown delivered an unsatisfying conclusion to a hunt involving the secretive group the  Freemasons. However, Brown remains a talented writer, part of my top 10 list of authors for sure and I knew that when I read Inferno I wouldn't be disappointed (if you could even call it that) again. 

Inferno follows Brown's Harvard professor Robert Langdon into the heart, mind, and world of Dante Alighieri and his gruesome, often terrifying, and always fascinating Inferno. Although the story starts off somewhat confusing for the reader and Langdon himself (the character has lost bits of his memory) the action begins almost immediately and keeps you guessing and wanting more and more. Langdon and his female companion chase after an unknown, masked vigilante from Italy and beyond (don't want to spoil it!). The hurtles and detours they must face challenge them but you will have to read it to discover whether or not they are successful.  

Just like The Da Vinci Code and Lost Symbol, I could not put this book down, constantly putting other things on hold in order to read (which to me is a sign of an amazing book). Brown has yet to fail me in the entertainment category but also continues to educate with his in depth details from obvious research in the topics he chooses to write on. I have no doubt that  Angels and Demons was just as well written and researched but I have chosen to skip it for the time being. Brown is an author I always recommend and Inferno is number 1 on this year's summer reading list and I doubt it'll be trumped (but we'll see it's only July!) 

Until next time keep reading,

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