Exile

DNF'd at 45%.

This book started with a really good premise, but it was just super boring, and the prose was amateurish. I felt that the jump from Roman times to present day felt forced; why has be been pursuing this guy for 2,000 years, but “present day” is the time he just so happens to make progress? He couldn't have caught up with this guy in 1907 in Norway? 1743 in Indonesia? Nope. It felt forced.

I also felt that the chapters dealing with Roman times would then have a chapter set in present time where they mentioned an absurd amount of technology. I don't know if this was intentional, but it really felt like the author was hamfistedly being like, “look! The Roman guy knows about technology!”. I also found the dialogue and exposition to be pretty bad.

Maybe this book just didn't hit me at the right time, but I struggled way too much with it, which is a shame because I LOVE the idea. Ah well.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!