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A review by brittney_tyler
The Mask of Troy by David Gibbins
5.0
Star Rating: 5 stars
Note: This is the 5th book in the Jack Howard series so this will not be an in-depth review.
If you know me in real life, then you will know that I have a love of ancient history and archaeology, so much so that, at one point, I wanted to be one (I can’t anymore due to an anxiety disorder.). Anyway, I decided to pick up the Jack Howard series because it is written by an archaeologist and features so much actual history that it is almost insane that it is actual fiction (However, if you know anything about history and the fact that it changes with pretty much every new discovery, then you know that a better description is probably speculative fiction.) This volume focuses on Heinrich Schliemann and his evacuations at the site of ancient Troy and a possible connection that he could have with the pacifist movement and the Nazis.
I really enjoyed the fact that the danger got ramped up in this volume. If you have read this series, then you know that the 1st one is not only filled with history and archaeology but also with high stakes and a totally amazing villain. The next three in the series don’t feature as much of an adventure and although they are still entertaining, I missed the danger element. However, it was back in this volume, and it looks like it will be continuing into future volumes as the main villain is still at large, so the stakes are still high.
In the end, this was a great installment to the series and also a great book to read when I was in a reading slump as it was entertaining and exciting. 5 stars!!!!!
Note: This is the 5th book in the Jack Howard series so this will not be an in-depth review.
If you know me in real life, then you will know that I have a love of ancient history and archaeology, so much so that, at one point, I wanted to be one (I can’t anymore due to an anxiety disorder.). Anyway, I decided to pick up the Jack Howard series because it is written by an archaeologist and features so much actual history that it is almost insane that it is actual fiction (However, if you know anything about history and the fact that it changes with pretty much every new discovery, then you know that a better description is probably speculative fiction.) This volume focuses on Heinrich Schliemann and his evacuations at the site of ancient Troy and a possible connection that he could have with the pacifist movement and the Nazis.
I really enjoyed the fact that the danger got ramped up in this volume. If you have read this series, then you know that the 1st one is not only filled with history and archaeology but also with high stakes and a totally amazing villain. The next three in the series don’t feature as much of an adventure and although they are still entertaining, I missed the danger element. However, it was back in this volume, and it looks like it will be continuing into future volumes as the main villain is still at large, so the stakes are still high.
In the end, this was a great installment to the series and also a great book to read when I was in a reading slump as it was entertaining and exciting. 5 stars!!!!!