Could have been MUCH better

Like many of the reviews here, I feel the author blew it big time in the end. 8/10 of this book is very good, very entertaining and leading up to something big. But then...it happens...(spoilers) the author puts his political ideas (pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality, etc.) into the mouth of the Virgin Mary. I have little problem with the celibacy issue and female priest issue that he also advocates, but even that does not allow this book to wrap up on a positive note. ^M

Of all things to reveal...

An interesting read and did keep me going until the secret was revealed and the way the main characters reacted throughout. ^M

Ugh

To preface: I am not religious and I am politically liberal. This book was terrible! The beginning was up to par with all the rest of the novels you can pick up at the grocery store, which warrants a couple of stars, but the ending was terrible! The third secret was just a bunch of the author's political views shoved into the mouth of the Virgin Mary. I was disappointed that I read three-quarters of a book's worth of build-up only to have such a ridiculous climax.