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Dancer of the Nile Veronica Scott 9780989590341 Books

The Gods of Egypt is an interesting series. It relies heavily on Deux et Machina but that is to be expected from the premise. I had enough fun that I read them all.

My single gripe is convoluted, I am irritated by the modern wording in the erotic scenes.

Sorry, but when you tell me a story is set several thousand years ago in a very different culture and land I expect the language to be more in tune with the time and setting. The flowery descriptions weren't there and the phrasing and language just did not fit. Unfortunately this sabotaged me out of the tale. The cultural contrast was just too jarring and abrupt.

Hopefully that will be corrected in future works.


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Dancer of the Nile Veronica Scott 9780989590341 Books Reviews

This is one of the most well-written books that I've read in a very long time. Nina and Kamin are characters who grab your attention from the very first page. Kudos to the author .
This is book 3 of Scott's The Gods of Egypt series & it can be a stand alone story. I had seen this was free through the store & I do love stories that envolve God's, so I downloaded it. I was not disappointed but for readers that like erotic sex scenes this will not be a good read for you. I liked this story so much that I purchased books 1, 2 & 4 of this series but I am stopping here because I've read quite a few reviews that state book 3 (this one) is the best. Will update my review once I've read the other 3 I purchased.
I loved the fast pace. The authors' descriptive style of writing invoked my imagination and made me feel I was transported to ancient Egypt. I enjoyed learning indirectly about the cultures which would have been en force in that time. I adore anything Egyptian. My expectations were exceeded with the setting of the story in a faraway land and time. Kept my interest in between reads. Will explore the other volumes in this series.
I very much enjoyed the book- the dancer is courageous & resourceful, Kamin brave & honorable- the sort of characters I appreciate in a book. The book was well-balanced in content, with adventure, a little sex but not too carried away & not full of errors as too many ebooks are. Not a literary masterpiece, but good escapist read to relax & get away with. I will be looking for more by this writer. Of course, I do enjoy historical settings.
The book throws us right into action; the heroine is tied up and being carried in a litter; the hero is being led/pulled on a rope behind the group of Hyksos soldiers.

There's much to love here. Nima is a strong character, both physically and mentally, and a VERY skilled dancer. Kamin is a spy (or something more). She wears a snake amulet bead, linked to Renenuet, the Snake Goddess; his personal God is Horus, the Falcon (and those two critters are never friends IRL). Nima contrives an escape and the two of them flee the evil Hyksos before reaching the stronghold, carrying vital information that MUST be passed to Pharaoh.

I found the start, fast-paced and exciting though it was, a little confusing. I wasn't sure if this was a continuation of another book in the series (it's not) or if I'd missed the set-up; I wasn't sure if these two characters were supposed to know each other or not. Although there's plenty of chemistry, there's only one sex scene - given the plotline of the story, it would have been impossible to staple in more, but some readers might be disappointed with that.

But I liked that these characters fall in love with each other's NOT merely based on sexual attraction or chemistry (which they have, in spades) and that Nima really isn't sure what she's supposed to DO with her amulet. Enjoyed getting to see another Egyptian goddess (Renenuet) strut her stuff, as well as a little of Horus's trick. The pacing holds up well (though this is almost a novella, at under 200 pages), the ending is suitably exciting and (of course) there's a happily ever after.
It took me a while to get into the book. The first third went slowly. By the time they escaped, there had been no Supernatural events. As they traveled through the desert, they ran into multiple unusual instances that reminded me of Gulliver's Travels.

The later 2/3 were different. It was clearly a Egyptian mythological influenced book. I enjoyed the different encounters with the gods and goddesses and the style of the descriptions.

The love scene was erotic and graphic. However, it confused me. She very clearly said she had never given a man a private dance. However her behavior and lack of pain definitely made her seem quite knowledgeable and experienced. I was not 100% certain if she was a virgin or not. The love story was beautiful and ended with words just as sweet. However, I would have liked an epilogue with a few details between betrothal and death.

"What can I do for you?” she asked, looking him full in the face and smiling. “You do so much for me—” “Just love me,” he said, gathering her into his arms and lowering his lips to hers. And so she did, for many long and happy years, until the gods kindly took them both into the Afterlife, together forever as promised."

I would try another book by this author.
More Fantasy style with Mythical and floating into afterlife experiences rather than "Historical Romance" which may account for much use of modern speech that some readers didn't care for. Odd math had me confused She reports to him, '3 chariots, 7 men total' enemies coming after them. He misses with 1st arrow, kills 2, then 4th arrow went wild due their chariot going amiss. Then she said, '4 men' [enemies remaining] against 1.' (7-2=5 when I went to school). (I have re-read those paragraphs several times and cannot figure out how 2 dead out of 7, left 4.) There were other editing problems but that was the weirdest. Some reviews stated there was too much sex. I'm not sure there was too much, but rather some of what would have been romantic became rather cold and crass with repeated use of c__k word.
On the positive side it did have its own ending rather than being a cliffhanger. With a bit of work it could be improved upon. Did not impress me enough read the rest of the series.
The Gods of Egypt is an interesting series. It relies heavily on Deux et Machina but that is to be expected from the premise. I had enough fun that I read them all.

My single gripe is convoluted, I am irritated by the modern wording in the erotic scenes.

Sorry, but when you tell me a story is set several thousand years ago in a very different culture and land I expect the language to be more in tune with the time and setting. The flowery descriptions weren't there and the phrasing and language just did not fit. Unfortunately this sabotaged me out of the tale. The cultural contrast was just too jarring and abrupt.

Hopefully that will be corrected in future works.