The Codex was not one of my favorite books by Preston. It wasn’t terrible, but it just never built up as one expects from Preston and Child. The storyline was not as well developed. It just seemed to amble along to its inevitable conclusion. The characters were vanilla and I didn’t care about any of them.

This book is like a toasted cheese sandwich. A bit bland and uninspiring. If you want to read about adventure in a rain forest, you will probably find this book to your liking. But if you want a treat for dinner, you best get something better.