I've been really needing something different than my usual fare and this was it. Fun, smart, lighthearted. Someone on tumblr referred to it as 'Victorian Egyptology Scooby-Doo' which I can totally see, lol. At other times it felt like a brighter, happier, 1890's Thelma and Louise. 
 And it is funny!!!! With quick pithy dialogue, observations, and set downs (most of them from Amelia but Radcliffe can give as good as he gets). I need a little Amelia Peabody micro-chip for my brain so I can sound like her forevermore. 
 There are loads more of these, all with relatively good ratings. I think I found a good in-between book series.