Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Heart of Egypt
AUTHOR: Megan Slayer
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 102 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2022
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FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE MEGAN SLAYER
His heart has always belonged to the man he loves—a modern-day actor?
Thutmose knew from the moment he purchased the six-carat ruby that he had something special. So much so, he refused to turn the gem over to the Pharaoh. His punishment for his disobedience? Death and a curse. He shall wear the Heart of Egypt for eternity.
Second chances aren’t permitted—until Aiden touches his coffin.
Aiden Cory, star of the show Hunters, has no idea he’s stumbled on a mummy or the chance at finding true love. When he meets Thut, he’s head-over-heels. He doesn’t know about the Heart of Egypt, but he knows he’s attracted to Thut. There’s the minor problem of Thut being a mummy.
Can modern love save Thut from an ancient curse?
REVIEW:
In the times of Ancient Egypt, having something the Pharoah wanted, came at a cost. Neither love nor loyalty could be accepted freely. Something inside Thut told him not to give up his recently acquired Ruby, so the Pharoah took his life and gave him a curse.
I picked this up because I love anything about Egypt and that phenomenal enigmatic period of history.
The story is told in the third person from the viewpoints of Aiden and Thut. Overall, I was happy with the technical aspects. However, there’s the odd contradiction. E.g., In one sentence, Aiden can’t believe he had a moment of mistaken identity, and in the one following, he stated the opposite and was all-knowing. It was probably a question of word timing, especially after reading on for a while, but it was unclear at the time.
This is a fast-moving story, which many readers will appreciate – very much a wham bam, and it’s happening, man. Therefore, worldbuilding is of the moment, essentially capturing two events. I adored the opening scenes where Thut is in Ancient Egypt. I found it atmospherically engaging. Then moving onto modern times, once the casket is opened, it is a case of one scene after another with magic filling in the blanks, such as Thut suddenly being able to speak American with no tuition. As the blurb suggests, instant love comes into play. Hence, a hefty portion of the story engages in the horizontal mambo. And let’s face it, sex sells. There is more to the tale, and it is these aspects that I wanted more of.
I found Heart of Egypt to be a short, punchy story that left me with many questions that magic was assumed to have answered. I’d have preferred it to be longer, but I will hold up my hands to say that I am an Egypt history nerd. Therefore, I would put this on my shelf under the category of fun Sunday afternoon reading, where I’m after something quick and easy on the brain.
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