Scan barcode
A review by sparksofember
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
3.0
I'm starting to wonder if the entire series was written by one person or if they switched to a ghost writer at some point in this series.
The Egyptology in this book was almost nonexistent. And coy innuendo a constant focus instead. Seriously - if Ahmed and his men can go the summer without their wives, I think Emerson can survive without dragging Amelia off to a tent with thinly veiled excuses or grabbing her behind locked doors with police freaking out on the other side. Amelia Peabody has always been a bit tongue-in-cheek and amusing with her mannerisms but this time she was just outright self-absorbed and very dumb. I found myself rooting for Ramses and wanting a series starring him instead of his idiotic mother who is coming off exceedingly jealous of her own child.
The Egyptology in this book was almost nonexistent. And coy innuendo a constant focus instead. Seriously - if Ahmed and his men can go the summer without their wives, I think Emerson can survive without dragging Amelia off to a tent with thinly veiled excuses or grabbing her behind locked doors with police freaking out on the other side. Amelia Peabody has always been a bit tongue-in-cheek and amusing with her mannerisms but this time she was just outright self-absorbed and very dumb. I found myself rooting for Ramses and wanting a series starring him instead of his idiotic mother who is coming off exceedingly jealous of her own child.