I was in the mood to read some Egyptian historical fiction so I picked up the Lords of the Two Lands trilogy by Pauline Gedge. Gedge has written my favorite book in this genre, The Twelfth Transforming, so I was excited to read something else by her. However, while I do love most of her …
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House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge is the sequel to House of Dreams. Both books make up the Lady of the Reeds duology and are ancient Egyptian fiction. I recommend reading my review for House of Dreams before this one. This review will have spoilers. Synopsis: For many years, Thu has lived in exile, writing …
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I've reviewed two books by Pauline Gedge, Child of the Morning and The Twelfth Transforming. I disliked Child of the Morning so much that I didn't even finish it while The Twelfth Transforming, on the other hand, is currently my favorite Egyptian historical fiction book of all time... clearly my love for Gedge's work varies …
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After reading Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge, I was not looking forward to reading the other book I owned by her, The Twelfth Transforming. Child of the Morning was well written, Egyptian historical fiction but it was so bland and filled with annoying characters. I was worried that The Twelfth Transforming would be …
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This review is going to be a first for my blog; a DNF review. I almost always finish the books I start but life is just too short to waste time reading bad books and that's what this is, a bad book. I had such high hopes for Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge. …
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