DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS BOOK. It is my understanding that the print book has footnotes, these are omitted from the audiobook. While you might not think this is a problem, this book (as Cooney explains in the beginning) has a huge number of logical leaps in it. So by the 100th time Cooney says that "X must've felt Y," you really want to see if there's a footnote that explains why X must have done something. I understand that Egyptian history is not comprehensive because of the use of papyrus rather than stone as a recording device. The footnotes would have provided the evidence that Cooney was using to make these statements or if there was any evidence at all.

Otherwise, the book could have been shorter. While the occasional foray into Hatshepsut's emotions and state of mind was entertaining, the rate at which Cooney did so and the certainty that she had when doing it ("She must've felt X") was off-putting. There is of course no way that Cooney could know how Hatshepsut felt.