Nefertiti: A Novel Reviews

Mutnodjmet, the quiet and unambitious younger sister of Nefertiti, gets roughly catapulted into the devious world of Egyptian courtly life when Nefertiti becomes the Queen Consort of the radical pharaoh Akhenaten. Solid historical outing, with plenty of melodrama and richly imagined scenes of Ancient Egyptian life.
I have only one small complaint. I thought the author took an easy route with her depiction of Akhenaten as a spoiled, issue-laden tyrant. He was a complex guy and though he makes a reasonably good villain, I don't think we get a good insight into why he turned the entire religion of Egypt upside down and built a city out in the middle of nowhere. He was acting out against his father? Really?
Still, it's very engaging and in some places downright moving. Recommended.