“May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change.”

A powerful case against AI considering I swear this horrendous novel was an AI attempt at a Robert Langdon book. Seriously. What was this?

Dull, boring, predictable, and incredibly slow-paced this was easily the worst of the series. I had to force myself through this one, which was surprising. Part of the reason I read this series is how compulsively addictive it is - as cheap and formulaic as they may be.

The only reason I'm not giving this one star is because the second half was at least minorly enjoyable, once things actually began happening. But... it was a close call.

Overall, unless for some reason you really want to read every Robert Langdon book or completing every work by Dan Brown is on your incredibly uninspired bucket list, I would recommend skipping this one.