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

3.0

I was hungry for this book, which probably explains some of my subsequent disappointment. I appreciate the effort that was made here and it sometimes rang true as a faithful Amelia Peabody tale; however, there were too many instances of repetition and places where the author seemed to try too hard to sound like Peters. It took me FOREVER to read, mostly because I would read and then get frustrated and stop for a time. If Hess writes another Peabody, I still might give it a try.