Author: Tracy L.
Higley
Genre: Life,
adventure
My rating
on a 1-10 scale: 8.5
Type: Historical
fiction
Number of
pages: 386
Time
period: Bible times (technically, about 37 b.c.)
Publisher
and price: Thomas Nelson, $15.99
My overall
opinion: When I stumbled across this book at the library, I recognized it
as Tracy’s newest and was super happy – how often are new publications actually
IN at the library? I was thrilled. So I checked it out and made time to read it
over Easter. It was enthralling. It concentrates on Lydia, a fictional
character who was first a servant to Cleopatra and then to the wife who Herod
the Great actually loved, Mariamme. This book was a fascinating take on those
historical characters (especially Cleopatra and Herod!). Lydia is absolutely
delightful and I would love to meet her. I was amazed by the all the research
that Tracy put into this book – the result is stunningly historically accurate
book. I’m so excited for Tracy’s upcoming book (don’t know a title yet, but I
hear it’ll be about the wise-men??!?!!?) and I’m definitely really enjoying
each of her books.
Author: Dani
Pettrey
Genre: Suspense,
romance, adventure
Series: Alaskan
Courage
Number in
series: 4th
My rating
on a 1-10 scale: 9
Type: Fiction
Number of
pages: 327
Time
period: Present
Publisher
and price: Bethany House, $14.99
My overall
opinion: Once again, Dani delivers breath-taking suspense woven perfectly
with mesmerizing action and a delightful romance, all wrapping up in a
satisfying conclusion. (I feel really professional after that sentence – and
this sentence just took all professionalism.) But seriously. It’s all true. I
love the McKenna family and all their stories, and meeting up with my favorite
characters from previous books is delightful. Love especially Bailey and Darcy!
:) Anyway. Back to my review. I could NOT put this book down – almost
literally. I read it all in one day and was tied to it the whole time. Dani is
an amazing author and one of my favorite authors hands-down. I can’t wait for
book 5!
**Dani actually sent me a copy of this book, but I wasn’t required
to review it, much less positively. I wasn’t paid for this review in any way.
All opinions are my own.**
Author: Kate
Breslin
Genre: Life,
historical fiction, adventure
My rating
on a 1-10 scale: 9
Type: Historical
fiction
Number of
pages: 430
Time
period: 1940s, World War II
Publisher
and price: Bethany House, $14.99
My overall
opinion: Wow. This book blew me away. It is set perfectly in World War II,
excellently accurate and very realistic. I should know, I’ve read a lot of
World War II books, both fiction and non-fiction. But this book isn’t just a
World War II story. It’s also the Biblical story of Esther, brought forward and
retold in a Biblically accurate way in the newer time period. The amount of
work that Kate clearly put into this is stunning. She pays an amazing amount of
attention to the little details. I also love how she uses a lot of adjectives,
and even a few words that made me pull up my dictionary app – hey, gotta love
learning new words to throw at people! ;) I was so wow-ed by how the author
brought the Biblical story to life (realistically) in World War II. She has
great skill. And I really loved the main characters, Aric and Hadassah/Stella.
This is a book that I will keep and re-read! I’m really excited to see more
books by this author.
**Bethany House sent me a free copy of this book in exchange for
my honest review. I wasn’t required to review it positively, and all opinions
etc are my own. I wasn’t paid for this review.**
