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sayray8's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
kmthomas06's review against another edition
3.0
Amelia Peabody Emerson continues to be a woman to be reckoned with and a woman that a mystery always follows. I consider her a younger, even more British version of Miss Marple with a delightfully British "his bark is worse than his bite" husband who is crazy about her and their young son, Ramses who writes notes to his parents in hieroglyphics. A wonderful series for anyone looking for a bit of 1920s Egypt and a good mystery
tiasreads's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
celiapowell's review against another edition
4.0
The second of the Amelia Peabody mysteries was very enjoyable (although I wondered for a little while about how dense she could possibly be about her husband's feelings, it was endearing rather than annoying). Again, the mystery was not so much the point of the book, although it kept me agreeably entertained - it's the witty dialogue, characters and atmosphere which are so delightful about these books. The next one I'm reading is an audio book - I think they'll be tremendous fun to listen to.
bookchantment's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gillianalice's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I absolutely love Amelia Peabody. I don’t even care about the mystery, I just want to listen to her banter with her husband and read about their Egyptology adventures.
leasummer's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first. Aside from the addition of a child and being married, the story felt almost the same as the first.
It’s a nice escape and entertaining.
It’s a nice escape and entertaining.
sten1238's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dmcke013's review against another edition
3.0
Second entry in Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series, which again sees the Victorian archaeologist - now married, and with a young kid - again back in Egypt, and again faced with a (seemingly) supernatural foe.