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A review by allisoncc
The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
3.0
There are some continuity errors in this book. But that’s bound to happen, I suppose, when a second author steps in to finish an incomplete manuscript when the original author has died.
I certainly could feel that this wasn’t entirely a Barbara Mertz (pen name Elizabeth Peters) book. The characters didn’t quite have the same gleam to them that they have in the other 19 books of the series. That being said, another adventure and an send off to such a prolific author is a wonderful attachment to the series.
Also Sennia just doesn’t exist in this book, and like— she should at least get mentioned given that this sits between Falcon and Thunder in the timeline. Also Ramses and his father have some characteristics of each other that they shouldn’t.
I certainly could feel that this wasn’t entirely a Barbara Mertz (pen name Elizabeth Peters) book. The characters didn’t quite have the same gleam to them that they have in the other 19 books of the series. That being said, another adventure and an send off to such a prolific author is a wonderful attachment to the series.
Also Sennia just doesn’t exist in this book, and like— she should at least get mentioned given that this sits between Falcon and Thunder in the timeline. Also Ramses and his father have some characteristics of each other that they shouldn’t.