Title- Neferura
Author- Malayna Evans
Publisher- Sourcebooks Landmark
Rating- ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Will be out on- 13/2
Summary- Neferura is known in history as the daughter of two pharaohs. When her father, Thutmose II, passed away, her half-brother, Thutmose III, succeeded him. As he was just a child at that time, Neferura's mother, Hatshepsut, became his regent. After some time, she declared herself Pharaoh, leaving limited power to her stepson, Thutmose. As a female Pharaoh cannot have a queen, the responsibilities of the latter fell on Neferura, which included the title of the god's wife and high priestess of Kemet. Things take a different turn when after several years, Thutmose comes back to overthrow his step-mother and seek vengeance. Caught between the power struggle of two Pharaohs, Neferura learns about a tattooed, wise woman who is believed to hold immense ability to make people do what she wants. Will the wise woman be able to save her from the clutches of her evil half-brother? What choices will Hatshepsut make which will make her daughter's life a living hell?
Review- It is a historical fiction where Neferura is both the narrator and the protagonist. Through the story, the readers get to learn about her mother, a Pharaoh who had brought immense development in Egypt during her time. We get to know about the lives of pharaohs and commoners. We learn about different customs and beliefs of the people of Ancient Egypt. It was quite interesting to know about the rituals that they practiced.
In this story women play a very important role. Starting from the Pharaoh who is a woman, her daughter, Neferura, the handmaids, the wise woman and an aged woman, Thuiu, each one helps in changing the course of the story. The author has beautifully portrayed that powerful and rich does not always go side by side because even if you are not rich, you can always hold some kind of potential.
This book had transferred me to the time of Pharaohs where I had become a part of the story. Readers interested in historical fiction and Ancient Egypt will surey like this book.
I would like to thank NetGalley, the author and the publisher for an ARC of this book.
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