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A review by hdechamp
The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters, Joan Hess
2.0
I don't know if its because this was only half written by Elizabeth Peters, but I just really didn't care for this story.
SPOILERS
It might've been the cruel twist of fate keeping Ramses and Nefret apart, the less than stellar artifact (Nefertiti is cool and all, and the bust IS gorgeous, but it just felt way overplayed). However, I HATED the way the villains happened. It could have been executed much better. I don't know it just felt so sloppy and predictable and almost like I was reading a wattpad fanfiction by a 13 year old. The villains were supposed to be hardcore and dangerous but literally they were the least dangerous criminals I had ever read. They were incompetent and pathetic.
SPOILERS
It might've been the cruel twist of fate keeping Ramses and Nefret apart, the less than stellar artifact (Nefertiti is cool and all, and the bust IS gorgeous, but it just felt way overplayed). However, I HATED the way the villains happened. It could have been executed much better. I don't know it just felt so sloppy and predictable and almost like I was reading a wattpad fanfiction by a 13 year old. The villains were supposed to be hardcore and dangerous but literally they were the least dangerous criminals I had ever read. They were incompetent and pathetic.