Ridiculous Reviews: Time for Another Book Tour!

Time for Another Book Tour!

Saturday, June 18, 2011 4:40 AM Posted by Unknown

About the book: A Reluctant Queen

An inspiring re-imagining of the tale of Esther, a young Jewish woman thrust from a life of obscurity into a life of power, wealth, intrigue . . . and tender love. See the story of Esther in an entirely new way-with all the political intrigue and tension you remember, but told as a passionate and tender love story between a young man and woman. Misunderstood by many, King Xerxes was a powerful but lonely man. Esther's beauty caught the eye of the young king, but it was her spirit that captured his heart. Imagine anew the story of Esther, one of our faith's great heroines, destined to play a key role in the history of Christianity. More here.

About Joan:

Joan Wolf was born in New York City but has lived most of her adult life with her husband in Connecticut, where she raised two children and countless numbers of assorted animals. Joan is the author of numerous historical novels including The Road to Avalon which Publishers Weekly lauded as “historical fiction at its finest.”For more about Joan and her other books, please visitwww.joanwolf.com.

Wolf's Giveaway:

To celebrate Joan Wolf’s debut Christian Fiction title, A Reluctant Queen, Joan and her publisher, Thomas Nelson, have teamed up to give away A Reluctant Queen prize package worth over $150!

One grand prize winner will receive:

* A brand new Latest Generation KINDLE with Wi-Fi and Pearl Screen

* A Reluctant Queen by Joan Wolf (for KINDLE)

To enter, just click one of the icons below. But, hurry, the contest ends on June 20th. Winner will be announced on June 21st during Joan’s A Reluctant Queen Book Club Party on Facebook! Hope to see you there – bring your friends!

Join the fun on June 21st!

Joan will be wrapping up the blog tour and Kindle giveaway promotion during her A Reluctant Queen FACEBOOK party on her FB author page. During the party she'll announce the winner of the Kindle, host a book chat discussion, test your trivia skills (Is Esther's story in A Reluctant Queen fact or fiction?), and more. Don't miss this chance to meet the author and make some new friends!

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(I received A Reluctant Queen free from Litfuse for reviewing purposes.)

My Thoughts:

Wolf takes this story to a level of modernization that I don't appreciate much. But I don't fault her. It's hard to retell a story from generation to generation when every generation changes so drastically. This is one reason I like to tell people to go read the story from the bible first, before you read a retelling of it, if you've never read the original. Another thing I didn't really like is how sensual it was. There were times were I felt really uncomfortable. I suppose it was okay because Esther was with her husband, but still. I wouldn't give this book to my sibling. Other than that, I liked the book. It was fairly entertaining. I'm kind of biased with the story of Esther. It's one of my favorite And I like to read it over and over again. But I really don't think I'll pick up this book again. The plot was pretty close not including the creative writing privileges that were taken. And I think that the whole dismissal of Vashti was very nicely written. I know a lot of people have an opinion on Vashti and I liked how Wolf wrote it out. The ending was pretty good too. Don't worry I won't tell you. But I did like it. Stay tuned for a giveaway of my copy next week.

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