A review by bookedfortheweekend
Neferura by Malayna Evans

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

 As someone who’s always been fascinated by ancient Egyptian history but doesn’t really know too much beyond the basics, I knew I had to read this book.

Neferura, the daughter of not one but two pharaohs, finds her world turned upside down when her half brother Thutmose returns. She quickly discovers no one in her life is quite who they claim to be and is then propelled into a journey to save her life while trying to maintain peace in the city she loves. She’s not alone in this though, she has a group of women at her side to help her along the way.

This book starts off a bit slow but I believe that in this case it was crucial for character development. At no point did I accurately predict what was going to happen next and I am usually very good at that so this book was a very fun journey for me.


I’d love a prequel that goes further into the Wisewoman and how she became the powerful women she is.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.