A Body Resurrected by Groovy Lee 3.5 Star Review #campy #scifi #romance

Sixteen-year-old Mira is an Egyptian peasant who has witnessed two significant wonders in a few short months. After the second sighting of a strange metallic ship her father agrees to follow her in the direction the airship descended. Together they discover a ship of steel with a man who introduces himself as an alien from another planet with the name of Weir. Weir is on a mission to find the female serial killer, Demen, who is now Pharaoh of the land. After Mira kills Demen, Weir gives her a special gift, a camera from the future that contains the picture of Mira and Weir. 

Centuries later, Tina Leggs is the assistant curator of the Graham-Arlee museum. As the descendant of Mira she still has the camera containing the picture of Weir and Mira. Today, Tina is getting ready to unveil the mummy of Demen, a pharaoh whose sarcophagus crumbled when brought out of the Egyptian desert. It is only later that she considers that this Demen is the same one her ancestor killed. The display is a great success and Tina is drawn to a strange man with violet eyes who mysteriously haunts the display of Weir. After the opening, a fierce thunder and lightning storm takes place that reanimates Demen who once again begins to kill helpless women. 

A Body Resurrected has all the elements to make a fabulous book. I enjoyed the story which is a return of The Mummy with a sci-fi twist.. If you are looking for a way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon this is certainly a great way to do it. The story is intriguing and I enjoyed the interaction of Mira and her family though the writing is a bit stilted in spots. 

I loved Tina. Smart, capable, and in some ways a bit sassy, she tackles her job as assistant curator with dedication. Her attraction to the violet eyed stranger is immediate and I found her relationship with her grandmother (protective) and cousin (antagonistic), who is jealous of her, spot on. I really enjoyed the spontenaiety between her and her friend Rihanna amusing. 

The rest of the story takes us on a romantic adventure where she falls for Q, the alien and takes part in the apprehension of Demen, the serial killer from space. 

A Body Resurrected is a campy take on The Mummy and outer space sci-fi and it should be seen as such. While I did enjoy the story there are a few editing issues. The speech patterns in the first few chapters with Mira and Weir could use some cleaning and there are some instances of head-hopping which can throw the reader out of the story. Otherwise, this is a fun read for lazy day. 

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Blurb

Sixteen year-old Mira is an Egyptian girl who lives a quiet life in her small village in Lower Egypt 3303 B.C.E. But two visitors from the planet Aut are about to change that. The first “flying metal” that whips across the sky carries a murderous plague by the name of Demen. The second one that follows, brings a bounty-hunter named Weir. Against her father’s wishes, Mira becomes Weir’s accomplice in his mission to apprehend Demen before another woman dies by his hands.

But there’s a problem: Demen is now a powerful Pharaoh in the city of Sharkura. Will apprehending him cost Weir and Mira their lives?

Almay, California, USA, twenty-first century:

Tina Leggs oversees the artifacts and exhibits of the Graham-Arlee museum. She has no idea that the mummy exhibit that’s drawing huge crowds, is the same Demen that her ancestor, Mira, bravely faced centuries ago.

Demen is no longer a powerful Pharaoh. Now, he’s nothing more than a museum exhibit since he was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. But a rare occurrence will give him life once more. And his desire to kill the misery known as woman is as strong as ever.

Enter Q, a second bounty-hunter sent from Aut to capture him. Like Mira, Tina has been cast into the role of ally to this handsome visitor. Amid the destruction Demen is causing, and the risk to their lives to stop him, they realize their deep love for one another.

But, will she leave her family on Earth for the sake of that love?

About the Author

I live in the deep south with my Queen, my daughter, where the number four has two syllables. While I don't have that distinct southern accent, I'm accustomed to saying, "Yall, I'm fenna, ain't"--and if I'm really mad--"ain't gonna".

I'm addicted to bottled tea, and I like to crochet, among other things I'll spare you from having to read. I'm also an avid tennis fan. When the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open seasons are here, you can look for me, but you won’t find me, unless you know where my 53” television is. Even then, you should approach me as you would a wild grizzly—exactly, you wouldn’t. During that time, my daughter knows that in case of an emergency, she'll have to crawl across the floor to dial 911--just kidding, I'll get to her eventually:)

I write wholesome Kindle romance, romantic/suspense, and suspense novels. My first suspense, "Cause She's a Good Girl", was featured on a popular morning television talk show in Nashville, TN. and given a “Highly Recommended”--I'm still excited about that. But what I'm most proud of is, that same novel brought a moment of escape and peace to a mother while she nursed her young daughter dying of cancer. To think that something I wrote helped in such a small way is what makes all of the hard work worth it.

I love talking to those who enjoy my work, and answering their questions. So feel free to contact me. Thank you!