Happy 2022! Well… We are three months in but never too late to say it. ๐ Today we are going to be reviewing our first book of 2022, The Prince and the Prodigal by Jill Eileen Smith. This is a Biblical historic fiction novel, set in the late 1800s BC of Canaan and Egypt at Jacob’s camp.
This is a retelling of the story of Joseph and also about his brother Judah. As we know, Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers and had many challenges to face in the days that followed him, but he was soon richly blessed as one of the most powerful men in the world because of God. Judah was the brother who had the idea to sell Joseph and paid dearly for his choices along the way in life. He lost two sons and impregnated his daughter-in-law by prostitution. Judah’s choice of selling Joseph gave him great guilt and he suffered from it. Both learned to rely on and listen to God for the answers.
What I liked about this book is that we got to know and fill in the blanks on the lives of these two brothers and how their situations evolved. The writing was great and as I got further into the novel, I wanted to read more. However, the beginning few chapters were slow and dragged out. As the reader, I was not enthused to keep reading at first, but once I got through the first few chapters it gained momentum and my interest.
I recommend this book to adults, because their are some adult situations mentioned through out the book with not a lot of detail but enough that would not be entirely suitable for a young teenager, especially the when the author wrote about Tamar and Er’s sexual relationship. Otherwise, I give this book 4 stars and loved reading a book about two strong, Biblical, male characters. I look forward in reading more from this author.
Lastly, I want to thank the publisher and author for giving me the opportunity to read this book. I received this complimentary book and was not compensated for leaving a review. I just love sharing my books with you and reading too. ๐
I hope you enjoyed my review today and look forward to more in the coming months of 2022. See you again very soon!
~Happy Reading~
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