Oh i just love this series & Im so sad there is only 1 more book left in series! The whole series is 5 star & a must read! I cant find one thing that i dont like about it! It has just the right amount of romance, mystery, action, suspense, etc. etc. etc.
I've been a fan of MPM, aka Barbara Mertz, aka Elizabeth Peters, aka Barbara Michaels, for years. Although I've read almost every book under almost all of her names, I still love the Amelia Peabody series the best. In these books, the indefatigable Amelia Peabody, parasol in hand, defies Victorian m...
Star Rating: 3 StarsNetgalley review.This was my first introduction to the Vicky Bliss character, so I was really happy to see this available on netgalley. I was especially interested because this one takes place in Egypt. I really, really wanted to and expected to like this book as much as I like t...
Maybe it was because I was listening to this, but I had a lot of trouble staying with it, and I love Ms. Mertz's novels. I also enjoyed her other book on ancient Egypt, Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs.
~14hoursHow to be an ancient Egyptian: all you need to know about clothes, pyramids and papyrus.What a refreshing voice on a dusty subject......Elizabeth Peters writing under her real name and profession as an Egyptologist but the wry voice is unmistakable.
I'm an Elizabeth Peters fan, and relished the opportunity for a look into the history behind her fictional writing. I listened to the book on audio, and paged the book for the pictures. The writing is personal and dryly humorous: "Let no one believe that I am misled by personal animus against a man ...
The Vicky Bliss series is one of my favorites. Really I just read this one as a refresher for the new one that was recently published, but it was a good excuse. I actually listened to the audio version--Kathleen Turner did an amazing job, although occasionally her breathlessness was a bit extreme. H...
This book was pure gold (erm…). I mean, the other ones I enjoyed. But this one! Schmidt! The pure awesomeness that is Schmidt blew me away. I laughed myself silly in parts. And did anyone else catch the Busman’s Honeymoon reference? [Dec. 2008]-----I haven’t read The Laughter of Dead Kings yet, but ...
A wonderful trip through parts of ancient Egypt. The author brings it to life well, and her attitude rings with humor, turning what to, for many, is a dry topic, into a rather amusing read.
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