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Neferura

Malayna Evans

3.48 AVERAGE

excavatingmytbr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Neferura follows the daughter of Pharoah Hatshepsut as she faces challenges and overcomes the greatest of adversaries: herself and her family. Balancing her duties as God’s Wife to Amun and the scheming of court life is hard for her, but throw in an aging mother with a stranglehold on power and her half brother Thutmoses desperate to grab that power and Neferura’s hands are FULL.

I found the world build here to be incredibly vivid. I felt like I could wallow in the imagery, smells, and details that brought all of this to life. The characters are well rounded and always keep you guessing. However, Neferura’s refusal to see/accept the lies and tricks surrounding her as reality was a bit grating. For someone who grew up in the court of Hatshepsut, with court politics and intrigue you’d think this wouldn’t be the first time she was lied to or tricked. She does eventually learn not only to play the game, but to dominate it. I loved the eventual development and the twists at the end.

Honestly, it is the depth and passion of women that shines through this story. Perfect for anyone seeking powerful female stories.

sorumn's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kara999's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bookstore_mom's review against another edition

5.0

Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres and this was a great read, it been a while since I have found a book that goes far back with the story line. It was a good read and seeing the notes from the author at the back sharing some of the facts was very nice.

I really liked how Malayna Evans brought the characters to life and created a secret society of women.