Nephthys

Driscoll's debut novel is a sprawling landscape of Egyptology, fascinating and believable characters, and gorgeous writing and storytelling. I moved somewhat slowly only because I feared something was going to happen to the cat who becomes a traveling companion (it doesn't, and that's the one spoiler I'll offer here since it's a super-minor point in the book, but an anxiety-producing one for me and plenty of other readers, I know), but I couldn't resist reading the second half of this book in one long sitting, I so desperately wanted to know what was coming.

The twists are fantastic, the writing is stellar, and honestly, there's nothing about this book that I didn't love. It's smart, powerful, and immersive.

Absolutely recommended.

The copy I read was titled The House of Two Sisters, but apparently they're the same book, just two different editions with two different titles. Personally, I like this cover more, so that's what I'm shelving it as, even if it doesn't match the version I read.