I hope that you all will be looking forward to that review! I'm sure that it will be interesting...
I have discovered something quite interesting. I also think it a bit strange as well. I love searching for new books and have recently begun to read more Biblical fiction. Did anyone know that Tosca Lee--the writer of Iscariot--has written a book entitled The Legend of Sheba: The Rise of a Queen? If you like Tosca Lee you probably do know that. Her book doesn't come out till September 9th. However, I requested it on a book reviewer site and was able to get it. I'm going to wait to publish the review on this one but let me just tell you that it was a truly amazing book. Spectacular even. But this is not what this post is about. I found that there is also another book that has come out on the queen of Sheba. I thought at first that the books were one and the same just with different covers. But when I saw that there were different authors as well, I was intrigued. Which book would be better? However, I only had the one by Tosca Lee so I couldn't compare them. And I'm fairly sure after reading Tosca Lee's book that the other one probably won't measure up. But I just found out that I won the other queen of Sheba book in a giveaway. So, I'll be doing a special review once I read the book by Jill Francis Hudson. I thought it was kind of strange that these two authors wrote a book so similar. But I suppose that neither one of them knew that the other was writing it.
I hope that you all will be looking forward to that review! I'm sure that it will be interesting...
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Description: Princess Jehosheba wants nothing more than to please the harsh and demanding Queen Athaliah, daughter of the notorious Queen Jezebel. Her work as a priestess in the temple of Baal seems to do the trick. But when a mysterious letter from the dead prophet Elijah predicts doom for the royal household, Jehosheba realizes that the dark arts she practices reach beyond the realm of earthly governments. To further Athaliah and Jezebel’s strategies, she is forced to marry Yahweh’s high priest and enters the unfamiliar world of Yahweh’s temple. Can her new husband show her the truth and love she craves? And can Jehosheba overcome her fear and save the family–and the nation–she loves? Description: I am somewhat familiar with Mesu Andrews since I’ve read her book Love in a Broken Vessel. It was based on the story of Hosea and Gomer in the Bible. I wasn’t very impressed with it. However, I was blown away with In the Shadow of Jezebel. It was an incredible and extremely believable read. Mesu Andrews really truly revealed her skill in writing this novel. At first I thought Athaliah, the daughter of Jezebel, actually had feelings for other people besides herself. However, she slowly reveals herself throughout the plot to be just as ruthless and unfeeling as her mother. The way Athaliah’s character was developed almost left me feeling sorry for her in the end. Almost. Jehosheba (also called Sheba), Athaliah’s adopted daughter, was a sweet, sweet girl who was continually manipulated and mistreated by her mother. However, Jeosheba was always constant in her love for her mother, no matter what the evil-hearted woman did. I couldn’t help but fall in love with Jehoiada, the high priest that Sheba was forced to marry to further both Athaliah and Jezebel’s control and manipulation over the kingdom. He was always loving and understanding toward his new wife, who had been denied the kind of love he showed her all of her life. Athaliah only chose to love Sheba when Sheba did what she wanted. Jehoiada loved Sheba no matter what, understanding that living with Athaliah as a mother had deeply scarred her. Even the minor characters that were introduced into the story were very well developed. I was extremely impressed with all the author managed to accomplish within 400 some pages. I will say that the beginning of the book seemed just a little slow to me. But it was needed for the reader to understand the depths of Athaliah’s deception and heartlessness. A few reviews I found said that it was hard to keep up with all of the names. For me, it wasn't. There are a lot of J names but it was easy to keep them straight once I knew who they were. Also, many characters were given shortened names. However, there is a reason for that. One that I found fascinating. There's a character list in the beginning of the book if you do get confused, though. I can honestly say that In the Shadow of Jezebel is one of perhaps only five books in the last seventy I’ve read that was a can’t-put-it-down novel. I don’t come across many of them. It was intriguing, fascinating and at times downright amazing. I give In the Shadow of Jezebel 41/2 out of 5 stars. *I received a copy of this book from Revell publishers. The opinions expressed are mine and mine alone. This review is my honest opinion of this book. |
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