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I absolutely adore Bettany Hughes. Her TV shows and in-person talks are fascinating and engaging.

But I have to say, I found this a bit of a slog to get through at times :-(. Lots of good info but not as engaging as the author herself.

Spinster Amelia has decided to take advantage of her inheritance & travel across Egypt w/ a young woman she rescues. What follows is an adventure of archaeological discoveries, possible romances, & The Mummy‘s Curse, of course.

A very, VERY slow first half, but once the story got started it kept going! Amelia & Evelyn are delightful together & the scene setting was fun. Lots of condescending English racism, but not as bad as I expected.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Great children‘s book about mummies and their mysteries!

I have a question. The author of 7 wonders is writing about the temple of Artemis and says that bees were her symbol. Her priestesses were called honeybees. And for a sec that made sense, then I remembered the long history of male scientists (hilariously) thinking the queen bee was a king. Were bees her symbol cause there were lots of bees in the area, cause everyone liked honey, or did ancient people know something later naturalists forgot?

I almost put this back on the shelf after the first chapter but I‘m so pleased I didn‘t. This book is wonderfully atmospheric and brings beauty to the most tragic of times. Claudia Hampton is not a heroine I should like but I loved her. Her harsh outer edges softened by the tragic loss of love. This historical novel tells the lesser known parts of WW2 and beyond through carefully recalled memories. It feels like so much more than it‘s 200 pages.

Yesterday's treat (a pistachio éclair). I needed extra fuel to compensate for all the effort it took me to read from right to left 😈

Not the easiest read (I thinks with some exceptions, my brain doesn't get on well with graphic works, compared with just text), but I still liked it and I can recognise its quality.

After being 3rd in the library request queue for ages, I've now gotten hold of Shubeik Lubeik. I know what I'm doing tonight 😎 Reading this book from right to left, manga-style 🙃

For prompt 12 of the #hauntedshelf book cover scavenger hunt we have my very favourite book with moon in the title!

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