Salvation in the Sun by Lauren Lee Merewether

Not the shift in beliefs, per se, but the reasoning behind it, which in the novel originates with Akhenaten's parents and others seeking to break the power of the Amun-Re priesthood. The whole premise of the novel, Akhenaten's abandonment of Egypt's polytheistic religion, and especially its premier god, Amun-Re, in favor of a monotheistic worship of the sun disc Aten, had a few holes as well. In the case of Akhenaten's betrayal, it made no sense to me that Nefertiti would have believed Beketaten's version of events without question, even though it ran contrary to her friendship with Kiya.

Nefertiti's obsession with her husband's love, and the ways in which she reacts to his neglect and betrayal, felt at odds with her reputed political acumen and the power she is believed to have wielded. The characterization of Akhenaten as basically a madman with a growing drinking problem didn't ring true for me, and his change in character was rather abrupt. I started out engrossed in the story but lost steam as it went along.

The author has obviously done a tremendous amount of research and has a passion for her subject, but something was missing. I know I'm in the minority here, based on other reviews, but despite my great interest in ancient Egypt, this book just didn't captivate me.

is an author who knows how to balance all the most interesting and well-researched elements of ancient history with emotional parallels to modern life and drama so that every character resonates with contemporary readers.' TikTok - more information about Lauren, grab some free prequels with email sign-up, and read more about her upcoming books, visit While she has gone to great lengths to ensure sensitive subject matters are dealt with in a compassionate and respectful manner, some subject matter in her books may be troubling for some readers.īookBub - /authors/lauren-lee-merewe. Her upmarket fiction stories contain non-gory violence, no profanity, and no explicit sex/nudity in their pages. If you like page-turning dramatic plots, simple style and dialogue, stories that evoke strong emotions, well-researched historical settings, and characters with genuine, relatable feelings, a majority of Lauren's reader reviews say you will like her books. She likes to dive into history and find overlooked, under-appreciated and relatively unknown tidbits of our past to craft engaging stories with characters who love and lose, fight wrong with right, and hope in times of despair.

She loves to daydream about times long past while sipping green tea and watching the experts on the Discovery channel unearth our ancestors' civilizations. Lauren writes family sagas set in ancient places, merging the drama, coming of age, women's fiction, and sweet romance genres. Whenever Lauren Lee Merewether visits a place seemingly untouched by time, an emotionally intense family saga is born soon after.

Salvation in the Sun by Lauren Lee Merewether