Neferura

Neferura by Malayna Evans

368 Pages

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Release Date: February 13, 2024

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Egyptian

Neferura, the daughter of Hatshepsut, has many titles: God’s wife, Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt, Mistress of the Two Lands, King’s Eldest Daughter (Princess), and God’s Hand. She was forced to marry her half-brother in order to save her mother’s position and power. Everyone she trusts and confides to dies mysteriously. Her brother/husband even tries poisoning her. So much drama surrounds her. She seeks help from the wise woman to save her life.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. There is intrigue and treachery as was common in court life. Neferura has a difficult life trying to be everything she needed to be to stay alive. If you like Egyptian stories, you may enjoy this book.