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A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story Of Esther (2011)

by Joan Wolf(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1595548769 (ISBN13: 9781595548764)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Thomas Nelson

review 1: I found myself lost in the story of Esther. Beautifully written love story with adequate enough historical preservation to make it feasible. I completely appreciated the author's continued reminders throughout the book that we are here for a purpose and should be constantly seeking to discover and fulfill that call. Thoroughly enjoyed the story, narration on the audible was not the best but far from the worst.
review 2: A Reluctant Queen by Joan Wolf is the story of Esther as never told before. And I mean, as never told before. This novel left me with very conflicting emotions. On the one hand it’s a great story that maintains a comfortable pace and keeps the reader’s interest from cover to cover. Wolf creates likeable and convincing characters that will at... moretract the readers. That said, it is not historically or Biblically accurate. While I still would have read it, I wish I’d known this beforehand. If I had been prepared for all the liberties the author took with the story of Esther I don’t think I would have felt so let down. I understand that in historical fiction, an author has to fill a lot of gaps with just that…fiction. But when the writer starts changing actual facts that are known, then I have a problem.The story of Esther is one of my favorites, which only made the inaccuracies all the more disappointing. And though Wolf crafts good, strong characters, many are so far removed from those in the Biblical account they almost seem like completely different people. Haman for instance, acted more like the kings spurned lover who hated Mordecai (and consequently the Jews) out of jealousy and not because of a centuries old feud between the Agagites and the Jews.While I still recommend this book to romance and historical fiction fans, I would advise you to go into it, aware of the differences. I truly enjoyed Esther’s innocence, simplicity, and strength as well as the dazzling king who won her heart. The beautiful relationship Wolf creates between King Ahasuerus and Esther definitely makes A Reluctant Queen worth reading.Review copy provided by publisher. less

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