I wish I could have given this book 3&1/2 stars. The main reason that I liked it was almost solely because of the subject matter. I've always been fascinated by the Atlantis legend, so I was easily hooked because of that. Unfortunately this book was so completely formulaic. It's really fun and exciting - a nonstop thriller, but too cliche to even begin to describe. I wasn't shocked by any of the "twists," but they were fun and exciting nonetheless. It's very similar to all of Dan Brown's books, in fact this book could have been written by Dan Brown, but he probably would have written it better. I mean...just look at the title. And the main character is a linguists professor. I mean...can we at least try to be a little different? One major thing that bothered me was how the sexual scenes in this book literally came out of nowhere and were extremely "descriptive" for absolutely no reason. It threw the entire book off and just felt awkward. Yet despite all of this, I still really enjoyed myself. Maybe I shouldn't want to admit that. But as long as you start this book with an open mind and your goal is simply to enjoy yourself and read a fun book, you'll have a great ride.