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A review by jessalynn_librarian
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
3.0
Vicky Bliss has always been my favorite Elizabeth Peters heroine - maybe because there aren't so many books about her that you lose track of them. It's been ages since I read any EP, but I heard there's a new Vicky Bliss out so I decided it was the perfect time to reread the series.
This was about what I remembered - lashings of humor, and engaging narrator who isn't afraid to poke fun at herself and pretends to be humble, an array of possible villains, an art history mystery, and fairly tame in the sex/language/violence department. No gruesome murders (only attacks by walking suits of armor and, of course, the eventual demise of the baddie), the characters are constantly using profanity but it's always describe as "I swore profusely" or "He used a few choice words," and sexual tension but not much else. Which is why they were perfect when I was in high school.
This one is missing our dashing and sardonic hero from the later Vicky books, but it's still a fun and entertaining read, despite a few signs of age (Vicky travels to West Germany, they write scholarly papers on typewriters, etc.)
This was about what I remembered - lashings of humor, and engaging narrator who isn't afraid to poke fun at herself and pretends to be humble, an array of possible villains, an art history mystery, and fairly tame in the sex/language/violence department. No gruesome murders (only attacks by walking suits of armor and, of course, the eventual demise of the baddie), the characters are constantly using profanity but it's always describe as "I swore profusely" or "He used a few choice words," and sexual tension but not much else. Which is why they were perfect when I was in high school.
This one is missing our dashing and sardonic hero from the later Vicky books, but it's still a fun and entertaining read, despite a few signs of age (Vicky travels to West Germany, they write scholarly papers on typewriters, etc.)