A review by soniapage
The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess

2.0

It is hard to give such a low rating to a Peters book. It isn't a continuation of the story but instead covers events after The Falcon at the Portal. However, I thought I'd give it a try since Hess was supposed to be a friend of Peters who had discussed the plot with her before her death. I wish I knew how much if any was written by Peters. By the time I reached the error on page 75, I was losing interest. "Katherine...had watched over Ramses since his birth..." Amelia hadn't met Katherine until later in the series. Didn't Hess read the books? The characters just weren't right. Amelia hypnotizing people and kicking in doors? Fatima and Daoud sassing Emerson? "Nor did I name my son after a pharaoh. He himself chose his nickname." I seem to remember that Emerson chose that nickname for Ramses. Where is Sennia who was the cause of the calamity in The Falcon at the Portal? And it is never explained why Amelia is so sickly in this novel.