Official Review: Mona Lisa's Secret by Phil Philips

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Re: Official Review: Mona Lisa's Secret by Phil Philips

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This sounds like a fun read! It involves history, art, mystery and adventure! Great Review!
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I loved Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code and Mona Lisa's secret is beckoning. A well written review that really peaks ones interest. Looking forward to a thrilling read.
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Great review. I enjoy a good historical fiction/mystery especially with betrayal and high tech intrigue. Plus comparing this National Treasure and the Da Vinci Code, this is definitely going on my TBR list. Congrats on being BOTD.
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I'm typically not a fan of history books but the comparison to some of my other favorites make me interested to check this out!
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Interesting review. No doubt, Mona Lisa’s Secret sounds very interesting. However, books like this or Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code hold little or nor attraction for me, generally.
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Ooh, this sounds great! I've always loved Dan Brown's books and stories like National Treasure, so I'm sure this is a fun read. Nice review!
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Great review, review, I have to agree with you, I like the adventure and the action
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Thanks for the review. I'm not sure if it's for me, though, I'm not a big fan of The Da Vinci Code...
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A little Indiana Jones, Da Vinci and National Treasure? I have visions of Indy with the Mona Lisa pic running from a huge ball with Nicholas from the cave entrance waving him on, "Hurry Hurry Hurry!" LOL
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Post by Dominic kimwele »

Your review was quiet fantastic, but what drew my attention most is the book cover.

-- 16 Sep 2017, 12:26 --

Your review was quiet fantastic, but what drew my attention most is the book cover.
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This book does give me a National Treasure vibe and I can see why you enjoyed the story so much. My favorite part of the review is the technology that is used to uncover that the real Mona Lisa was never returned in the first place. I can also clearly imagine the beautiful painting and the architecture within the Louvre.
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I loved The Da Vinci Code! Well, thanks for good review.
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Mona Lisa's Secret" is a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" read, highly entertaining, and offering a mini-course in art history along the way.
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Thanks for the review and the head's up about the language and adult's only scene! It sounds like an interesting story but it's good to know what you're getting into.
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Wow! I enjoyed Da Vinci code and National Treasure, this is definitely going on my list. Nice review
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