Showing posts with label joan wolf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joan wolf. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2014

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? August 18, 2014

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What I read last week:
1) Trailer Trash With A Girl's Name, by Stacey Roberts (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)
2)  Copycat Killing, by Sofie Kelly
3)  Legacy, by Jesikah Sundin (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)
4) Defending Jacob, by William Landay
5) Assaulted Pretzel (An Amish Mystery #2), by Laura Bradford 
6) Hotel Apocalypse, Volume II, by Bennett Gavrish (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)


What I listened to last week:
1) The Reluctant Queen (The Love Story Of Esther), by Joan Wolf
2) How To Raise Your Adult Children: Because Big Kids Have Even Bigger Problems, by Gail Parent

What I'm currently reading:
1) #hashtagged, by Kimberly Hix Trant (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)
2) What Strange Creatures, by Emily Arsenault
3) The Joshua Effect, by P.S. Meronek


What I'm currently listening to:
1) A Brew To A Kill (Coffeehouse Mystery #11), by Cleo Coyle

What I plan to read this week:
1)  The Outsorcerer's Apprentice, by Tom Holt
2)  Lending A Paw, by Laurie Cass
3) Hotel Apocalypse III, by Bennett Gavrish (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)
4) Marriage Takes Three, by G.E. Hamlin (for review on Goodreads/Amazon)


What I plan to listen to this week:
1) Lost And Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction That Shocked the World, by John Glatt
2) Peril In Paperback (A Bibliophile Mystery), by Kate Carlisle


Wednesday, August 13, 2014

A Reluctant Queen (The Love Story Of Esther), Joan Wolf

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Synopsis: You've read it as a biblical tale of courage. Experience it anew as a heart-stirring love story. She was a simple girl faced with an impossible choice. He was a magnificent king with a lonely heart. Their love was the divine surprise that changed the course of history. The beloved story of Esther springs to fresh life in this inspired novel that vibrates with mystery, intrigue and romance.

Thoughts: I love the Biblical story of Esther...her courage is inspirational, and her love for her people is heart-rending. I was looking forward to listening to this audiobook, but I was genuinely disappointed in it.

The author was so focused on writing a love story between Esther and her king that she let the story drift away from what is written in the Bible. If it had been a purely fictional story about two other people, I would probably have enjoyed it a great deal.