4.5 stars (since I can't give half ratings)
This is not my first Diana Urban book and it will certainly not be my last. This was a different style book for her, the romantic subplot was one of the main plot drivers of the story. But as usual, Diana got me with a MAJOR PLOT TWIST. I had a guess of who, but did not see the whole big twist coming. Once again, she has made me say "WHAT!?!?" out loud and I had to resist the urge to throw the book (this has happened with all of her books, lovingly of course).
Val was definitely a character to hate, but how the other storylines end up is very well done (all be it very sad too). I definitely now have major claustrophobia and while the Paris Catacombs are culturally significant, I will follow the rule of many cataphiles and be ridiculously respectful of the space by staying FAR FAR AWAY from the labyrinth of death.
What kept this from being a full 5 stars was the plot structure seemed like the conclusion could have happened sooner, but kept getting pushed. I appreciate the story, just seemed like it was trying to wrap up at points but instead kept goin. However, the parts that did keep going were FANTASTIC.
This is not my first Diana Urban book and it will certainly not be my last. This was a different style book for her, the romantic subplot was one of the main plot drivers of the story. But as usual, Diana got me with a MAJOR PLOT TWIST. I had a guess of who, but did not see the whole big twist coming. Once again, she has made me say "WHAT!?!?" out loud and I had to resist the urge to throw the book (this has happened with all of her books, lovingly of course).
Val was definitely a character to hate, but how the other storylines end up is very well done (all be it very sad too). I definitely now have major claustrophobia and while the Paris Catacombs are culturally significant, I will follow the rule of many cataphiles and be ridiculously respectful of the space by staying FAR FAR AWAY from the labyrinth of death.
What kept this from being a full 5 stars was the plot structure seemed like the conclusion could have happened sooner, but kept getting pushed. I appreciate the story, just seemed like it was trying to wrap up at points but instead kept goin. However, the parts that did keep going were FANTASTIC.