The nation of Israel is governed by bloodthirsty leaders consumed by greed and overwhelmed by their lust for power. All of the hope for the nation of God rests in the young prince, who is as conflicted and confused by what to do, as he is about which gods to worship.
Right away, the book pulls you into the horrors of King Ahaz’s reign with chilling detail. The book itself is full of passionate characters, clinging to whoever and whatever they can in order to survive in the dangerous political and social climate, and stay sane amongst the madness that they are forced to endure every single day. Loss after loss dims their world which grows darker day by day with every tragic occurrence.
All of the characters were so entertaining to read about! Some of them (don’t worry, no spoilers) were hard to say goodbye to, but others, I can’t wait to hear more of! I’m glad that the story has only just begun, and that I have the entire series already waiting on my bookshelf just for me to binge-read!
This book is a phenomenal story that shows that there are more sacrifices that the characters need to make than the sacrifices which according to the Law require bloodshed. As if rising from the ashes, the ending of this story is triumphant and a riveting end to the first part of Lynn Austin’s Chronicles of the Kings series. I look forward to reading the rest of this series, and as a long time fan of Lynn Austin’s writing, I have no doubt that the next books will be just as exciting and heart racing as this introduction was!
Although I haven’t finished the series, I would highly recommend this book to everyone and especially fans of Biblical fiction. Nobody writes it like Lynn Austin writes, and she writes it BEAUTIFULLY! Be sure to subscribe to this blog for more book reviews like this, and don’t forget to check out my YouTube channel where I post videos discussing all things bookish and my Instagram, where I post book recommendations and other things related to books and writing, every. single. day. As always, happy reading!
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