Reviews

Ammon by H.B. Moore

ryceejo's review

3.0

This would have more appropriately been titled, "Elena," as the book revolved around this fictional character's story. The problem with this Book of Mormon "series" is that it's really better to just read one and only one of them, not all. I loved Abinadi, and then as I read Alma, Alma the Younger, and now Ammon, I realized that central to Moore's plots is a forbidden love, a damsel in distress, and a wildly romantic streak to these Book of Mormon prophets that we revere. I'm not dismissing that these men may have had love interests of their own in real life, but the same exact love-story set up for each of these gets old. There's so much more to a person's character, especially one of these prophets-of-God, than unrequited love for a drop-dead beautiful, conveniently-single-although-almost-betrothed-to-a-troll women.

If you're looking for a cute love story, read these. If you're looking for a nice historical, fiction/non-fiction account of the Book of Mormon prophets, maybe write one. Because Moore does better than anyone else I've seen yet, but there's still something lacking.

chanizzle's review

2.0

An okay story. I don't know that I enjoyed it as much as some of the previous "prophet" books this author has written. Still, while the story itself was just okay, the author does do a good job of bringing in interesting historical and cultural aspects into the story. Enough to give us a good idea of what life might have been like back then, but not too much that it overwhelms the story.

sarahunsaker's review

4.0

Love these books and this one was no different!

ghumpherys's review

4.0

4.5 stars - Another wonderful Book of Mormon story from Heather Moore. I love how she brings the Book of Mormon characters to life and makes them so real, even though many parts of the story are fictionalized. It really makes you think about the great people in the Book of Mormon in a new light!