tklassy's review
4.0
3.5 stars.
I have read Doherty's Egyptian series but having read this book I can say that, over all it is enthralling and the writing somewhat more impactful than in his previous books I have read. I found the form in which the book was written, as a tale told interesting and the occasional breaks from the story for comment by the listeners served the narrative well.
I have read Doherty's Egyptian series but having read this book I can say that, over all it is enthralling and the writing somewhat more impactful than in his previous books I have read. I found the form in which the book was written, as a tale told interesting and the occasional breaks from the story for comment by the listeners served the narrative well.
christopherborum's review
3.0
This is a decent start to the series and I'll continue with it. As others have noted, it features a supernatural element that might feel a little bit unexpected. This is explained well, though, with the parable of the flea. As a mystery, it's rather open ended, but this leaves room for more in subsequent entries in the series.
kamreadsandrecs's review
3.0
It is also clear – and quite early on in this novel, at that – that this romantic subplot serves no other purpose than to create an unnecessary rivalry between Godfrey and Alexander, perhaps in some misguided attempt to create conflict to further character development. I truly wish that was not the case though, because there are so many other ways to generate conflict between those two characters. One example is that Godfrey is a war-hardened knight, whereas Alexander is an intellectual scholar. That difference alone could be mined for so much potential conflict and character growth, especially when it comes to trying to solve the mystery at the heart of this novel, that I do not understand why the author had to resort to some tawdry romantic subplot in order to achieve a goal that could have been attained in other ways.
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