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I am a huge fan of Dan Brown's books, and this series scratches that itch! Cryptic and gothic mysteries like this are some of my favorites, and I especially love it when they have a cultural, religious, or historical bent. Danielle Trussoni's writing and pacing keep the pages turning. Her blend of creepy and twisted settings, characters, folklore, and legends made this a fun and engaging read. I am looking forward to starting the next one!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. It had a lot going on and does contradict itself in a few places. The pace was great, and I couldn‘t put it down. It has some creepy to it, but I got thru it, and I was rooting for the characters all the way through. The ending is full of suspense and twists and turns. It has some Jewish and Christian religious history in it, so I‘m having my friend with a religious bkgd read it so we can discuss. 🤯🤯

Really liked this find. A brain injury affects Brink into becoming a puzzle master. He then is called into helping solve a murder through being able to see patterns, to solve puzzles and to see beyond natures patterns. Good read. Loved the puzzle aspect, the mystery, the religious history and AI.

The Puzzle Master took off from the very beginning and didn‘t slow down. It was a great atmospheric read that‘s perfect for this time of year.

My main problem with this one was that the author just tried to do a little too much in one story. But other than that it was a quick, fun read.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/11/15/the-puzzle-master-review/

This book is much too slow moving for its purpose as a DaVinci Code knockoff. Then, it introduced a paranormal element that really didn‘t work for me. Then that element became the focus and I‘m bailing at the 80% mark. Not worth finishing.

This book had a bit too much everything for me. Past storylines were interesting but I wasn't really intrigued by the present storyline. I think I had expected to get more of puzzle solving and less religion and religious references.

I enjoyed the parts where Mike was describing how he sees the world. Unfortunately I couldn't relate to characters, they felt flat :/ Insta-love felt totally random and came from no where.

This book is unique with a twist. Check out my review. I loved it!

https://reecaspieces.com/2023/06/21/the-puzzle-master-by-danielle-trussoni-bookr...

This one was a messy cocktail of too many topics for me to enjoy a single one of them. The author was very much inspired by The DaVinci Code: a young athlete suffers a massive concussion but miraculously develops savant syndrome, allowing him– among other incredible talents– to solve any puzzle given to him. He's called into a prison to help solve an intricate one, and he falls into a mystery older than time itself.

Trussoni is known for unusual interpretations of mythical beings (check out her Angelology series) and here she tackles one of the most terrifying, the golem. There‘s one scene involving a living doll parting the curtains in a room that literally gave me nightmares. Full review at https://itsallaboutthebook.org/2023/06/01/the-puzzle-master-by-danielle-trussoni...

The premise of the book sounded interesting. The blurb talks about an ancient mystery, puzzles and the supernatural. It all sounded great. But the actual execution of the story was not good. The first half was ok but the second half devolved into a mess of ideas. The story read like a text book about mathematics, religion and philosophy that made me lose what little interest I had left in the book.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley