mommaraff's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
govmarley's review against another edition
3.0
More adventures with my favorite couple, Peabody and Emerson. If my husband and I were Egyptologists in the late 1800s, we would be them. I love their bickering and unabashed love.
They have returned to Luxor, leaving young Ramses in the care of Emerson's brother and his wife. Not necessarily a call I would have made, but hey, it was a different time. Plus, this is fiction. Superstition, murder, and grave plundering abound, as you might expect if you read the first book. If you didn't, stop reading this review and read book 1 instead.
A fun series! 3.5 stars.
They have returned to Luxor, leaving young Ramses in the care of Emerson's brother and his wife. Not necessarily a call I would have made, but hey, it was a different time. Plus, this is fiction. Superstition, murder, and grave plundering abound, as you might expect if you read the first book. If you didn't, stop reading this review and read book 1 instead.
A fun series! 3.5 stars.
mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
This is a really readable series so well narrated on Audio
cmmilewski's review against another edition
4.0
Love these mysteries for the whit and strong female presence
kisaly's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Who needs a plot when you have hilarious characters?
sjgochenour's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed the reread; Peabody and Emerson are two of my favorite fictional characters. That being said, Peters was writing her idea of a progressive Victorian couple — which is to say, bearing a whole host of condescending and colonialist attitudes toward Egypt and Egyptians. It’s hard to say what’s supposed to be portraying the 19th century and what’s an artefact of the 1980s.
readwithchey's review
5.0
Absolutely hilarious. The audiobooks are the way to go for this series- the narrator is wonderful and you get so much more emotion/inflection that really lends itself to the characters. Cannot wait to listen to more!
k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition
3.0
Amelia Peabody Emerson is an archeologist and detective. She is a hoot to boot.