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The Scribes From Alexandria (2010)

by Caroline Lawrence(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1842556053 (ISBN13: 9781842556054)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Orion Children's Books

series

The Roman Mysteries

review 1: Compared to the last one, this one was more exciting. It had more purpose to the things that happened, more mystery, and I was very curious to see how things turned out. But it also had tons of flaws. For one thing, no book intended for this age bracket should go into such detail about how a male is turned into a eunuch. It came pretty darn close to being graphic. And I also don't think that kids from that time period - even girls - would not know about what makes a male a eunuch.I also found it more than a little annoying that the character who was serious about his Jewish faith, Seth, was also the character with the pompous and self-righteous attitude and was always making derogatory comments about pagans and eunuchs. And when Seth asks another character to marry him, th... moree Author managed to make him sound arrogant and pompous when he tells her that if they are to marry, she'll have to convert to Judaism. Maybe it wasn't the Author's intention, but nonetheless it still seemed like she was saying people who take their religion seriously are judgmental and unpleasant to be around and arrogant, which is entirely untrue.The other flaw lie with the ending. A great deal of mystery and intrigue is built up throughout the story, and it ends up to where the Reader really doesn't know which character is going to end up being the "villain." But the end reveals that there really is no villain, and this whole "cat and mouse" game was simply an elaborate treasure hunt to capture a husband - and there isn't even anything sinister in that, either. There's no fortune the person is trying to get ahold of or anything like that. The one redeeming thing that happens is long-term Readers of this series discover more about Nubia's family, and a few questions about where she'll eventually end up are answered. As a long-term Reader myself, I was satisfied with that, but everything else about the end was disappointing.
review 2: I love the 'Roman Mysteries' series!! Might be getting a little long in the tooth for it now, but I just couldn't stand not finding out what happens to my favourite little Romans!!! Not many books to go now... I'll write more when I'm finished... Okay, I liked this book a lot, found out some interesting facts about Alexandria and Egypt. Maybe it wasn't a page turner, exactly, but it was a fun, light read, perfect for the holiady cottage terrace in Croatia :) less

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