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Review title: One of the worst books I have ever read.
Product review: I suspect that most of the 5 star reviews for this book come from readers of Harlequin romances who think that "The Eight" is great literature. After reading the first few chapters, I knew that the writing was horrible, but I continued reading with the hope that the plot would become interesting. Unfortunately, it only became absurd. For example, the characters meet many historical figures, from Napoleon to Benedict Arnold to Catherine the Great, who all know something about the "secret" of the Montglane Chess Service. And every historical figure has a "tale" involving other historical figures, who know "formulas", "solutions", and "secrets" that nobody else has been able to find. After a few hundred pages, this gets to be very boring and repetitious. The few "action scenes don't provide any excitement, since there is never any doubt that the heroine will escape. Please, unless you're a Harlequin reader, don't waste your time with this book.
