The Hippopotamus Pool

Another enjoyable installment of the Amelia Peabody series. These books should be read in order, for anyone who would dream of starting at the eighth book in a series. Otherwise the characters and plots that carry over from the last books are lost and I think anyone would end up hopelessly confused.

I enjoyed the new and evolving characters in this one, like Sir Edward and Nefret, and the fact that she brought back Walter and Evelyn. I also enjoyed the usual things—learning about Egyptology, chuckling at the banter, getting lost in the adventure of it all. This one didn't have as exciting a plot as some of the others but I still enjoyed it.