Overall I enjoyed this book. The storyline dragged me in despite the issues that I had with the character descriptions in the beginning. Carter Wessex's issues with her rich father and how they affect her life and self and how the bits were written seemed too drastic of reactions. As a result of how drastic the results were, I thought that the bits that were focused on (the necklace and the mirrors) would mean something later on but they didn't. Nick Farrell was unrelenting in what he believed was right (in all things) and came across almost too arrogant and calculating to be liked. The storyline, the search for archeological evidence, was interesting and that is what saved the story for me.

There was good characterization with the main and secondary characters. The issues and complications were well thought out. The character traits made the characters seem real. Nick was a little high-handed for my taste in heroes but he was well written. The villain was not as menacing or prevalent in the story to make him seem like a true threat. His actions hardly seemed to match the response from the other characters.