7Q

If you have read others in the series, how did this compare?

Templar Legacy - 5 stars
Alexandria Link - 5 stars
Venetian Betrayal - 5 stars
Charlemagne Pursuit - 3.5 stars
Jefferson Key - 4 stars

>2 EadieB: A very big drop off!

>3 Andrew-theQM:
I thought the end would make a difference but it didn't really measure up.

>4 EadieB: I'd agree!

Templar Legacy - 4 Stars
Alexandria Link - 4.5 Stars
Venetian Betrayal - 4.5 Stars
Charlemagne Pursuit - 2.5 Stars

In descending order:

The Alexandria Link 4.5★s
The Venetian Betrayal 4★s
The Charlemagne Pursuit 3.5★s

The Templar Legacy was pre-Shelfari for me, so I have no rating for it.

Blech. Worst of the bunch with a final rating of 2.5 stars

Amber Room: 3.5 stars
Templar Legacy: 3.5 stars
Alexandria Link: 4.5 stars
Venetian Betrayal: 3.5 stars

Templar Legacy - 4 Stars
Alexandria Link - 4.5 Stars
Venetian Betrayal - 4.5 Stars
Charlemagne Pursuit - 3 Stars

Cotton Malone Series
Alexandria Link 4.5 Stars
The Templar Legacy 4.5 Stars
The Venetian Betrayal 4 Stars
The Charlemagne Pursuit 3 Stars

Standalones
The Third Secret 4.5 Stars
The Amber Room 4 Stars

I've only read the ones that we've done as a group (though I have them all on my TBR)

Alexandria Link - 4.5
Venetian Betrayal - 4
Templar Legacy - 3.75
Charlemagne Pursuit - 3.25

It hasn't been consistently moving one way or the other since my ratings went from 3.75 to 4.5 to 4 and now 3.25 so I think my low rating reflects on this storyline and the book itself rather than the overall series and Berry's writing.