Reviews

"This book will appeal to readers who enjoy symbol mysteries (The Da Vinci Code etc.), crime thrillers and historical stories, and perhaps romances, although as there is quite of violence, perhaps not all romance fans!

The story has two threads which are very cleverly interwoven, a present day murder mystery which includes following up clues to find a historical document and an adventure set in 1492, which explains the origins of the document.

There has obviously been a huge amount of research carried out by Paula Wynne into the historical basis of the story, and there is a lot of genuine history woven into the story.

The plot is extremely well written, and the characters are all believable and three-dimensional.

This is a great book and a worthy successor to the first book in the series, 'The Grotto's Secret'. Although it is the second book in the series, it can quite easily be read as a stand-alone book." - Godiva 2000

"With the same, seamless skill as Kate Moss's Labyrinth, Ms Wynne's story slips between two related threads spread across several centuries. She is equally at home writing about the backstage wranglings of a modern-day reality TV show and the plight of wise-women faced with the horrific atrocities of the Spanish Inquisition. Combining elements of mystery, history, action thriller and contemporary romance, The Grotto's secret will keep fans of all genres keenly turning pages to unravel the tangled truth." - Firedancer

"Having read The Torqual Trilogy first, this prequel ties the trilogy together nicely giving an incite to how the whole tale begins. I love Paula's books. I'm not going to give an in depth story guideline as that is what the back of the book is for. All I can say is that I thoroughly recommend all 4 books, read in the correct order, as they are easy to read and follow, tell a magical tale and they are well written." - Angie Ranner

"Having read the Grotto's Secret and really enjoyed it. Was really glad to find further books in the set. This one explains a lot of the back history and is well worth reading. The story explains how the legacy comes into being and shows a very strong main character in Elixa which follows down her descendants in the trilogy. Would really recommend. Now going to re-read the trilogy. Who needs sleep!!!" - Susan

The Sacred Symbol draws you in from the first few pages and kept you wanting to know what was coming next.