They were complex characters that had conflicting emotions that, although were motivated by selfish gain, could be at times sympathized with. It was also a very pleasant surprise to see that even the ‘bad guys’ of the book weren’t one dimensionally evil. Not even the larger than life Akhenaten could steal the lime light from Nefertiti. By the end of the story, I felt like Nefertiti had been my own sister and like I knew her from the inside out. The character of Nefertiti was slowly unwrapped before our eyes through the very sensible and grounded eyes of Mutny. Every single person in this story, from the Vizier Ay to the jealous second-wife Kiya, had a moment of development in the story. Not once did I see a character that was flat. Even the most minor characters were multi-dimensional. I quickly fell in love with Mutny, as she was so endearingly called by her sister, and the cast of the story. The rest of Egypt would have been a passing thought if not completely forgotten. To have the story told from her perspective and to keep it true to what I believe Nefertiti was like in ancient times, would have been to get a story revolving around Akhenaten and Amarna. Nothing ever slowed her down and she kept looking to the future and beyond, just like her husband. She moved a million miles a minute in the book, just as I’m sure she did in real life. Nefertiti is a very lively and ambitious character. Initially disappointed I wouldn’t see the world through the queen’s eyes, I quickly saw how critical this decision was in the writing of this book. Told from the point of view of Nefertiti’s younger sister, Mutnodjmet, at first I felt leery about it. Moran puts her best foot forward in all of her writing and the finished product is absolutely astounding.
The characters in this story are some of the most well written characters I have ever read.
The story leapt off the pages at you and I couldn’t have been happier. A woman known as one of the most beautiful and powerful rulers to ever live in Ancient Egypt, this book was everything I wanted and more. This is a book I read through as quickly as I could and even then I couldn’t read it fast enough! I felt like I was there in the ancient court of Akhenaten. After that came Hatshepsut and then Nefertari. She was the first ancient Egyptian queen I fell in love with when I was 11 years old. After reading The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, I knew I had to read Nefertiti.
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