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Book Review By Laura J. Miller
The Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt

Judith falls in love with Tybalt early on in her life. He's a young archaeologist with the dream of taking up the work of his father. Tybalt's father dies mysteriously when searching for an ancient Egyptian tomb believed to be untouched since the burial of the king laid to rest there. Judith is sure Tybalt's father died because of the well known Curse of the Kings. She becomes extremely apprehensive when Tybalt asks her to marry him. On their honeymoon, he wants to search for the pyramid that his father died looking for. Just as she starts to believe everything will be all right, the curse comes to haunt her and her loved ones.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
If one lover chases another... -

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing

Setting
Jungles? Yes
Jungles - Snakes - Alligators/Crocs
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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