Pretty sure I first put this on my list because Theodosia is the child of museum curators, and much of the action centers around a turn-of-the-century museum. Theodosia is a delightful character. For the first third of the book, I wasn't quite sure where things were going but then the discovery of a secret society working to protect the world from ancient curses made things pick up considerably.

That being said, some of the stuff about Egypt and ancient curses made me vaguely uncomfortable. It was right on the line of being racist, and I could never quite get over that nagging sense that this wasn't quite the best choice for an author.