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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
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bookshelves: ya, egypt, suspense, owned, romance, sweet-and-clean-g-to-pg, top-2014-reads, grab-during-fire, forever-favorites, fav-ya, reviewed, historical-fiction
Nov 14, 2013
bookshelves: ya, egypt, suspense, owned, romance, sweet-and-clean-g-to-pg, top-2014-reads, grab-during-fire, forever-favorites, fav-ya, reviewed, historical-fiction
I'll not write a long review since others have already said everything there is to be said, but I will say that I can't believe how beautiful this was. I wish I could read it all over again. Five Stars easy, it was a million times better than my last book.
Mara was a delight, she was a sweet little trickster who didn't know which people to side with. Whichever side she chose to spy for, there was danger and intrigue. From robing the dead in their crypts' to appearing before Pharaoh, Mara gets entangled in it all. She plays both sides, but what will she do when both realize her duplicity?
This book was so much better than I'd thought it would be, I was afraid it would have a modern feel to it, but instead, I felt that I was right next to Mara, doing my utmost to outwit them all. I think this book is timeless.
Did I say it was beautiful? It is beautiful.
G rating There is, of course, the Egyptian Gods and Burials pomp also there is a whipping at the end, which is not described in a sickening way. Still, it was never shoved in your face.
Mara was a delight, she was a sweet little trickster who didn't know which people to side with. Whichever side she chose to spy for, there was danger and intrigue. From robing the dead in their crypts' to appearing before Pharaoh, Mara gets entangled in it all. She plays both sides, but what will she do when both realize her duplicity?
This book was so much better than I'd thought it would be, I was afraid it would have a modern feel to it, but instead, I felt that I was right next to Mara, doing my utmost to outwit them all. I think this book is timeless.
Did I say it was beautiful? It is beautiful.
G rating There is, of course, the Egyptian Gods and Burials pomp also there is a whipping at the end, which is not described in a sickening way. Still, it was never shoved in your face.
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November 14, 2013
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May 30, 2014
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May 30, 2014
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39.43%
"I can't believe how good this is… nothing prepared me for how beautiful it is. I expected to like it, I didn't think I'd love it. I've read it none stop while cooking, nearly burned my sauce doing it too."
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May 30, 2014
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54.12%
"Rather than dreading the task which still hung over him, he now began to long for it, that the issue might be settled. Inactivity ached like a tooth."
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May 31, 2014
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Finished Reading
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May 31, 2014 02:05PM
This sounds really, really good. I can't wait to read your full review!!
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I feel like a proud parent. You like my child! :)
Lol, Tadiana, this was one of the best books I've read this year. Thanks ever so much for recommending it to me!Thanks Anne! It was Fabulous! Think of your favorite dessert and you'll half way know how wonderful this was.
Oh my, I must get my hands on it! :) So glad you loved it!
P.S. Even though it classifies as YA, I'd say it's really a book for everyone, it didn't feel like most YA books. (To me at least)
Oh that's good to know! I'm not a big YA fan, so I'm glad it doesn't feel that much like a YA novel.
It feels like a normal novel, maybe because it's old?I don't go for YA much either, I think it's because they sometimes end abruptly.
Maybe yeah :) True! And in general, they are just less my thing.
Same here. They just aren't as satisfying.
It didn't feel at all like the current YA junk--just good, clean, somewhat old-fashioned romantic historical fiction. In other words--just my style :)
Exactly! After I write my review I'll go look at yours, I see we read it at the same time. :)
