Review: The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really liked this book. It was more fast paced than The Da Vinci Code but lacked the major suspense of Angels and Demons. I love Dan Brown's novels because he writes in a way that keeps you guessing about certain aspects even if you've figured the rest out. I love the blending of true history with mystery and legend as well and how each of his books, in their own way, deal with personal faith.



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Book Recommendations

Now that Nano is over and I have some free time available I want to get back to reading those books that I haven't had a chance to. So what I'm asking of anyone who reads this is to post some book recommendations on what I should read. Let me know what book you've recently loved or something you are just passionate about getting more people to read. It can be any genre, any length, anything-  just comment below and let me know what you're currently loving in the literary world.

I'M A WINNER!

That's right everyone! I have finished the month of November and NaNoWriMo with 54,444 words! I managed to pass the 50K mark just past midnight on day 29 so I barely made it in the 30 days but I'm super excited I did it. This was my second year participating but my first win. I never imagined how fulfilling a win would be. I have not finished writing my novel yet and am enjoying a brief break before getting back into the swing of it, with a slightly slower pace, but look forward to finishing it soon. I've also recently decided to revisit the novel i was writing last year that I abandoned after Nano was over. So, hopefully, riding this brief high and winner momentum, I'll have 2 finished novels to show for my hard work. Congrats to everyone who participated in Nano this year. It's great to have tried even if you only wrote 50 words and Congrats to everyone who broke 50K- especially all my awesome writing buddies. I'm glad it's over because- whew- intense but I'm also sad to wait another year to do it again. There's just a special energy during Nov that I can't seem to find at any other time of the year but that's what makes Nano so special.