Nefertiti

“Compulsively readable” is right! This is by no means a masterpiece, but I found it very interesting. I was right with Mutny when she was burning with rage about how selfish Nefertiti was acting, how frustrated other people were with her not following plans, how worried they were when pharaoh was getting really unhinged. It's a good read.
The last 40 or so pages of the book seem kind of abrupt, though. Things just... happen. So quickly. You're like “Wait, what?” I wish the ending was a little more fleshed out.
Also I don't know if I just majorly misread something, but the end of one chapter refers to Nefertiti as being 27, then the next chapter says she's 31 but the children who had just been born in the previous chapter are 9 years old. So the kids aged 9 years but Nefertiti only aged 4?? Very odd.

Other note: I love one of the reviews complaining about the main character being “13-year-oldish”. She's literally 13 at the beginning of the book. She's a teenager for the majority of the book. I'm not sure what you're expecting there. A 13 year old whose entire life HAS to revolve around her prettier sister is going to sound like a 13 year old. Sorry?