Genre: Historical Fiction and Mystery
Orphan of the Sun is a book based on Ancient Egypt about an orphan girl called Meryt-Re. During a struggle for control over building constructions she witnesses theft and has to help find out who is responsible. While she is forced to help her cousin/rival, Baki, gets horribly sick, and because she was born under the Goddess of Destruction her uncle, who's been taking care of her in all her years kicks her out thinking she's the misfortune. The story tells about how she handles her problems and solves the mystery of the theft.
Depending on which part of the books you're in the mood varies. In the beginning the mood was serious. The book immediately starts off with the forced marriage between her and Ramose. Then she talks about how she doesn't want to marry him and she doesn't want things to change. In the middle the book has a sad mood. Meryt-Re has been kicked out of her house, her relationships are falling apart, their is more pressure on her marriage, and the trials against the mastermind behind the theft are getting involved with her friend's family. In the end the book has a more happy mood because she solved the mystery, saved her friends, is accepted back in her home, and the marriage is gone.
The characters are of a more simple variety. But even then I have my opinion on each of them. My favorite character is Teti. A prophet in the village, Teti is kind hearted and takes care of Meryt-Re when she is kicked out of the house and at her most vulnerable. Teti has a close relationship with the Gods so she is feared throughout the village as a powerful person but is just and warm. My least favorite character is the villain in the story, Userkaf. He beats his slaves, forces them to steal, bribed court juries, and is simply a snob.
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