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A review by gina_gina
Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
3.0
3.5 stars Should I have rounded up to 4?
I enjoyed Elizabeth Peters' Legend in Green Velvet! It was a quick and entertaining read, however I found it to be less witty than her Amelia Peabody series.
The book was a romantic carper that felt like a melding of Mary Stewart's Airs Above the Ground and Outlander (the show adapted from the books, which I haven't read).
Like Amelia, Susan is a bright, plucky, and petite (was the author 5'1" or 5'2" herself, I wonder?) lead female, the male lead is somewhat irascible (less so than Emerson) and brooding. And cats! Peters seems to love cats as much as archeology! Which makes sense to me.
What didn't make sense to me is the amount of times the two female characters get a slap or a punch in the face. Was Peters a fan of James Cagney films?
Grace Conlin's narration was good but not quite as entertaining as Barbara Rosenblatt's narration of the Amelia Peabody series.
Silly aside: As commented in other reviews, the romantic male lead bears an uncanny resemblance to the then Prince (now King) Charles, which was less weird to me. I am old enough to remember when he was considered to be "a catch".
I enjoyed Elizabeth Peters' Legend in Green Velvet! It was a quick and entertaining read, however I found it to be less witty than her Amelia Peabody series.
The book was a romantic carper that felt like a melding of Mary Stewart's Airs Above the Ground and Outlander (the show adapted from the books, which I haven't read).
Like Amelia, Susan is a bright, plucky, and petite (was the author 5'1" or 5'2" herself, I wonder?) lead female, the male lead is somewhat irascible (less so than Emerson) and brooding. And cats! Peters seems to love cats as much as archeology! Which makes sense to me.
What didn't make sense to me is the amount of times the two female characters get a slap or a punch in the face. Was Peters a fan of James Cagney films?
Grace Conlin's narration was good but not quite as entertaining as Barbara Rosenblatt's narration of the Amelia Peabody series.
Silly aside: As commented in other reviews, the romantic male lead bears an uncanny resemblance to the then Prince (now King) Charles, which was less weird to me. I am old enough to remember when he was considered to be "a catch".