Quaesitrix reviewed The curse of the Pharaohs by Barbara Rosenblat (Amelia Peabody, #2)
The Curse of the Pharaohs is a historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, the second …
Messy story but very entertaining characters
3 stars
2 stars for the book, +1 for the narration by Barbara Rosenblat (yes it's that good).
Unlike the first book, where the culprit and motive was blindingly obvious from the start, this one keeps you guessing by being as confusing as possible. I didn't care much for it. But the main characters interacting with each other was very entertaining, especially with Barbara Rosenblat's skills as a narrator. Each character feels very distinct, the banter between Amelia and Emerson is great, and her Lady Baskerville is a lot of fun.
The ending was a big letdown though. Not about the murders, but the tomb. We have our characters obsessing about this tomb for the whole book, yet we don't get to see them finally get to the chamber inside??? We just timeskip from "murders solved, now we can get back to the tomb" to weeks or months later when they've finished …
2 stars for the book, +1 for the narration by Barbara Rosenblat (yes it's that good).
Unlike the first book, where the culprit and motive was blindingly obvious from the start, this one keeps you guessing by being as confusing as possible. I didn't care much for it. But the main characters interacting with each other was very entertaining, especially with Barbara Rosenblat's skills as a narrator. Each character feels very distinct, the banter between Amelia and Emerson is great, and her Lady Baskerville is a lot of fun.
The ending was a big letdown though. Not about the murders, but the tomb. We have our characters obsessing about this tomb for the whole book, yet we don't get to see them finally get to the chamber inside??? We just timeskip from "murders solved, now we can get back to the tomb" to weeks or months later when they've finished and are sailing back??? It's such a letdown. It feels like the author didn't finish the book and someone just added "oh by the way they did find a chamber in case you were wondering".
