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A review by rach
He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
5.0
Finally! Finally Finally Finally Finally!! :D
I won't leave it at that, though. There were parts of this book that were hard to read because they were too real. War is hard, and painful, and sometimes seems pointless to those involved in it. I agree with much that Ramses had to say about the pagentry of war, especially at the time and place they were. Also, my overwhelming hatred for Percy really made some parts hard to stomach, but the end more than made up for those, to be honest. So, what did I love? Obviously, I love that After the heartbreak that was [b:The Falcon at the Portal|66510|The Falcon at the Portal (An Amelia Peabody Mystery, #11)|Elizabeth Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297728120s/66510.jpg|182201], seeing Nefret finally admit to her stupidity was quite gratifying, and now I can go back to my squeeeing and irrational grinning.
Also, I will admit that, as much as I adore Amelia and Emerson together, I've always been a bit of a Sethos fan, so it was nice to see him get some loving, too. The shocker at the end about his true identity was suitably surprising - I had just been thinking that the prologue was completely irrelevant, when there they went and make it all make sense. I'm just sad that I'm just glad that in the name, his true efforts were known and his name, whatever it really is, was cleared.
I can't wait for the next one - luckily, I already have it waiting in my car! :)
I won't leave it at that, though. There were parts of this book that were hard to read because they were too real. War is hard, and painful, and sometimes seems pointless to those involved in it. I agree with much that Ramses had to say about the pagentry of war, especially at the time and place they were. Also, my overwhelming hatred for Percy really made some parts hard to stomach, but the end more than made up for those, to be honest. So, what did I love? Obviously, I love that
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Ramses and Nefret are finally together!Also, I will admit that, as much as I adore Amelia and Emerson together, I've always been a bit of a Sethos fan, so it was nice to see him get some loving, too. The shocker at the end about his true identity was suitably surprising - I had just been thinking that the prologue was completely irrelevant, when there they went and make it all make sense. I'm just sad that
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Sethos died before they could really explore all the family relationships that might have developed. I suppose he was right when he said they would have been quite awkward - what do you do with a half-brother who is in love with your wife? - but it would have been interesting to see them try.I can't wait for the next one - luckily, I already have it waiting in my car! :)