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The Curse of Nemhat
An adventurous Egyptian mystery, The Curse of Nemhat opens your eyes to the unknown. A cast with many LGBTQIA2+ characters, turned found-family, course their way through difficult puzzles in an Indiana Jones-like relic hunt.
''The Ring of Memories will bestow the gift of relief for a price.''
A curse has dawned upon the city of Nemhat, Egypt.
The princess, desperate to help her people, calls upon the help of the world-famous geologist and amateur sleuth Theodore Vervoort. Ever eager to taste the unknown, Theodore makes the trip accompanied by his little brother, Finn, and together they make the long journey from London.
However, upon their arrival, they run into an ex-colleague and old friend, Emily Lauw. She seems to know a lot about the curse. What exactly is she up to so far away from home?
''The Ring of Memories will bestow the gift of relief for a price.''
A curse has dawned upon the city of Nemhat, Egypt.
The princess, desperate to help her people, calls upon the help of the world-famous geologist and amateur sleuth Theodore Vervoort. Ever eager to taste the unknown, Theodore makes the trip accompanied by his little brother, Finn, and together they make the long journey from London.
However, upon their arrival, they run into an ex-colleague and old friend, Emily Lauw. She seems to know a lot about the curse. What exactly is she up to so far away from home?
294 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2021
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October 9, 2021
I absolutely loved this read! The Curse of Nemhat will have you falling in love with every one of its characters, each one with their own struggles to overcome. There’s plenty of moments that leave you on the edge of your seat with excitement and danger. There are several puzzles that will leave you scratching your head, as well as multiple moments that will melt your heart. With beautiful character arcs among a wonderfully diverse LGBTQIA2+ cast, Fara Roskam’s first book is a truly impressive work, and hopefully not her last!
April 30, 2024
Edit: I wanted to elaborate my review.
I liked the story and the characters. The character I was rooting for the most was Finn. The story is in Egypt, which was a welcome change after all the medieval fantasy I have been reading.
At some point I thought I figured the story out (which I usually don’t like), but halfway it turned out I didn’t! Which was a big plus for me.
Would love to read another story involving Theo, Em and Finn!
I liked the story and the characters. The character I was rooting for the most was Finn. The story is in Egypt, which was a welcome change after all the medieval fantasy I have been reading.
At some point I thought I figured the story out (which I usually don’t like), but halfway it turned out I didn’t! Which was a big plus for me.
Would love to read another story involving Theo, Em and Finn!
December 28, 2021
So.
This is gonna be a long one so buckle in, readers of this comment. This will also contain spoilers.
At first, I was a bit disappointed by the book because I thought I knew direction it was going in, but BOY, was I wrong. We start off by being thrown right into the action, we see the brothers Theodore and Finn entering the city of Nemhat and how they encounter a woman who seems to recognize them. We quickly get to know that she is an old friend of the brothers who seems to have done something in the past to harm the brothers but are blissfully kept in the dark about the reasons. They aren’t truly revealed until a lot later and keep the readers on the edge of their seats while they root for the couple who is clearly in love. Which is so lovely and directly by the younger brother Finn.
There is a lot happening in the beginning which the reader gets no explanation for but it will all be revealed later in the story so there is no puzzle left unsolved.
The brothers and their friend Emily are called by Princess Nura of Nemhat to solve the mystery of a strange curse that seems to have befallen the city. Around page 70, I was wondering when we would eventually encounter this curse and BAAM – just a few pages later, we encounter it! The author has a impeccable feeling for the timing and doesn’t disappoint.
Once we reach a third of the book, the group seems to encounter the source of the curse. I was wondering as to what would happen on the remaining two thirds of the book… and WOW. Just wow. The detail the author put into this work are amazing. Facts about Egyptian mythology and its ways are woven into the story by the ever-present Sherlock-Holmes-character every piece of detective fiction has. The story is clearly to be characterized as a classical piece of detective fiction… in the first third! Then it becomes a tension-filled piece of mystery literature that amazes with ever new ideas and inventions and deadly traps the author included in this story.
All in all, this was a magnificent read. It took me a bit to get into it because I am more used to lengthy introductions with lots of information about the characters from other books. This was so well written, especially for a first publish. Five out of five starts!
This is gonna be a long one so buckle in, readers of this comment. This will also contain spoilers.
At first, I was a bit disappointed by the book because I thought I knew direction it was going in, but BOY, was I wrong. We start off by being thrown right into the action, we see the brothers Theodore and Finn entering the city of Nemhat and how they encounter a woman who seems to recognize them. We quickly get to know that she is an old friend of the brothers who seems to have done something in the past to harm the brothers but are blissfully kept in the dark about the reasons. They aren’t truly revealed until a lot later and keep the readers on the edge of their seats while they root for the couple who is clearly in love. Which is so lovely and directly by the younger brother Finn.
There is a lot happening in the beginning which the reader gets no explanation for but it will all be revealed later in the story so there is no puzzle left unsolved.
The brothers and their friend Emily are called by Princess Nura of Nemhat to solve the mystery of a strange curse that seems to have befallen the city. Around page 70, I was wondering when we would eventually encounter this curse and BAAM – just a few pages later, we encounter it! The author has a impeccable feeling for the timing and doesn’t disappoint.
Once we reach a third of the book, the group seems to encounter the source of the curse. I was wondering as to what would happen on the remaining two thirds of the book… and WOW. Just wow. The detail the author put into this work are amazing. Facts about Egyptian mythology and its ways are woven into the story by the ever-present Sherlock-Holmes-character every piece of detective fiction has. The story is clearly to be characterized as a classical piece of detective fiction… in the first third! Then it becomes a tension-filled piece of mystery literature that amazes with ever new ideas and inventions and deadly traps the author included in this story.
All in all, this was a magnificent read. It took me a bit to get into it because I am more used to lengthy introductions with lots of information about the characters from other books. This was so well written, especially for a first publish. Five out of five starts!
June 19, 2025
I love this book and everything about it! The characters are great, especially because a lot, if not most of the characters are explicitly shown as LGBT+. It's great to have representation. The whole plot and setting is very well-written and original. I would highly recommend it!
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