Author: Michelle Moran
Genre: Historical Fiction
Published: 2007
Pages: 463
Told in: First Person
In a nutshell:
Nefertiti is the beautiful wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten and the
story is told by her sister Mutnodjmet. The book follows from the time they
marry until Nefertiti’s death. Full of palace intrigue, fight for power, and
the struggle of a changing nation.
What you may enjoy:
The character development in this is strong. The book focuses
on the characters and their relationships. So if you want a book more on the
bond between sisters and not so heavily historical, you’ll enjoy this. You may
hate some of the characters, but in the lovingly hated kind of way. It’s longer
than it appears, but as Diana Gabaldon said, “Compulsively readable.”
What you may NOT enjoy:
The historical information in this book was correct for its
publication date. In 2014 more information was learned about Akhenaten’s family
that discredits a lot of this book (Wikipedia Kiya). Also, this book is DENSE.
And I mean that in the way that you read, and read, and read, and so much has
happened, but then you realize how little of the book you’ve actually gotten
through.
Warnings:
-Violence: Severed head with blood, non-descriptive; mentions of war; mentions of plague; mentions a cut off arm; women give birth, non-descriptive; woman killed with an arrow.
-Sex: Man has multiple wives; man lays with a woman; married couples mention having sex; woman mentions having sex with her husband several times in one night; kissing; nudity mentioned.
-Language: No foul language
-Violence: Severed head with blood, non-descriptive; mentions of war; mentions of plague; mentions a cut off arm; women give birth, non-descriptive; woman killed with an arrow.
-Sex: Man has multiple wives; man lays with a woman; married couples mention having sex; woman mentions having sex with her husband several times in one night; kissing; nudity mentioned.
-Language: No foul language
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