Give me just one week of danger at a time...

Okay, weird choice - I know.  But I saw a friend reading this book recently and had to laugh since the last time I saw a copy of 'The Eight' was the summer before high school, when it was summer reading for Modern European history (one of the few that didn't put me to sleep).  I was curious to read it again and see if it was as juicy as I remembered.  

'The Eight' follows two stories - one of Mirielle, a French Nun in the French Revolution (1790s) and Cat Velis in the 1970s and their relationship to the Montglane Service, a chess set that was supposed to bring great powers to the person who possessed it.  There is deception, murder, worldwide chases, lust and mystery.  When I finished, I couldn't believe that it was school approved for 13 year olds to read.  The content is borderline if-y, the writing isn't that great, and there was no real history anywhere to be found. Funny to take a trip back in time and read this with older eyes! xx