review 1: Dawn

Every element of this story appeals to me: intelligent female heroine, Egyptian mythology, talking cat. I couldn't ask for more (maybe the goddess could do something gruesome to Dick Cheney but that's just being greedy). The writing is very tight most of the time- no unnecessary words, no flourishes for their own sake. "The cat followed at a more sedate pace" is a good example. Also, using correct terminology to describe the archaeological process makes you a credible narrator. The real, mundane details you include, (like shoring up sand before the dig and finding a disposition sheet left in the sarcophagus,) allow the reader that marvelous suspension of disbelief when the plot turns mystical. I have no suggestions other than tightening up sentences here and there. E.g., "The tomb itself seems rather empty, and given the years of research that went into finding which mound of sand this place was under, I don't think grave robbers are an issue here. It's almost as if only a surface attempt has been made to make it seem as though someone was buried here." Some awkwardness and redundancy there. But that's the kind of thing you'll edit out after a few re-reads. Reading aloud to yourself helps with natural phrasing too.