Oh my, where do I begin about this book? Due to college I have been severely behind on my reading and have spent much summer so far playing catch-up. I was particularly looking forward to Dan Brown's latest novel about Harvard professor Robert Langdon. 
 While I enjoyed it, I have to say I was a little disappointed. The start of the book felt a little slow compared to it's predecessors as it was weighed down by much background information on the Freemasons. I found much of this information interesting. So, it didn't concern me overmuch. What did concern me was that the feeling of urgency that I was so used to from Angels & Demons and the Da Vinci Code didn't seem to permeate The Lost Symbol as heavily. I just didn't feel the stakes. Langdon did considerably less moving this time around, yet, I felt like we didn't really get anywhere. Also extremely disheartening was the predictability. While the Da Vinci Code threw me for a loop and Angels & Demons had me hoping what clues toward the end seemed to be pointing to at the end wasn't true, I had the "big twist" in the Lost Symbol figured out almost immediately. 
 All of this is not to say that I did not enjoy the book. It was fast paced, although not comparatively, and an engaging read. I just had my hopes set a little higher. Personally, I am hoping that if Robert Langdon renews his adventures for a fourth installment we go back to Europe. America is almost too young to hide the kinds of things I am used to Robert Langdon uncovering.