A Reluctant Queen by Joan Wolf

I’ve gotten a new book from booksneeze, and it’s a good one. J Before I get started, however,  I need to say that because of some law thing, I’m under no obligation to give this book a good review and that I received this book for free from the booksneeze program offered by thomas nelson. Okay, now that that’s done, let me tell you about this book. “A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther” by Joan Wolf is a- you guessed it- retelling of the biblical account of Esther. I’ve always loved the story of Esther in the Bible- parts made me sad, satisfied, and at points I felt slightly guilty for giggling at the circumstances (Like Haman hanging on his own gallows. Now who can say ironic?) But at its core, I believe Esther is a story of one young girl’s obedience to God and in turn causing a great chain of events to occur that would forever shape a nation, a people, and an empire. Now this book, in my own opinoin, focused more on the romantic part. Or maybe, quite honestly, it was just me. But all in all, I would say that this was a good book. Four out of five starsJ