A review by staticdisplay
The Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt

2.0

I unfortunately tend to not like gothic/suspense romances, but the idea of reading them is so soothing to me (nostalgia), so I keep reading. this one felt very repetitive (Hadrian talks about money woes again... Theodosia is Stressed... Judith loves Tybalt) and despite the occasional big drama, not much happens. for a while I figured they weren't even going to go to Egypt, which might have been better (as you can imagine, this isn't the most nuanced portrayal of Egyptian culture/history), but they do make it. the Judith/Tybalt romance is also kind of uninspired. Judith is a fun narrator, I wish she had been given a better plot.