Agnes loves learning – she knows 10 languages, some of which she taught herself. When stressed, she translates lines from the works of A Lady (Jane Austen) into various languages. In her debut season, she is pursued by the season’s biggest catch, Lord Showalter. However, at his Egyptian mummy unwrapping party, Agnes spirits away a relic from inside the wrappings. And this leads her into adventure and romance, the latter not with Showalter, but with Caedmon, an assistant at the British Museum. Maybe, by the end, she will be able to live her dream of riding a camel in Egypt – and being able to use her brain.
I give this one 3.5 stars.
If you like this one, try: If you like this one, try:
- The diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding.
- Bloody Jack: being an account of the curious adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer.
- I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you by Ally Carter.
- Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The enchanted chocolate pot : being the correspondence of two young ladies of quality regarding various magical scandals in London and the country by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer.
Reviewed by Thalia.
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