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A review by nikki16956
The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
5.0
This is my new favorite book. I can’t even begin to describe how much I loved it with all of my heart. It is a historical fiction novel on the life of Mary Magdalene (Mariamne).
It feels like I got to witness Mariamne grow up, and she became like a friend to me. The author did such an amazing job at character development, each personality was so unique and you could truly tell how much thought she put into each character. Besides Mariamne and Yeshu’a, I really loved Seth. But out of every character my heart broke the most for Jude. If any author can make me get attached to that many characters in one story, they deserve an award.
The writing was absolutely phenomenal, and even when it got slow in parts (in my opinion, it didn’t very often) it was completely worth reading just for the writing. This is truly a work of art.
Anyone who likes historical fiction or ancient cultures or is interested in the *actual* story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, this is a must read. It gives so much humanity and compassion to these historical figures who have been worshipped and placed upon a pedestal and idolized for centuries now, even though that’s not really what they would have wanted. This was so well researched, as you can tell by the bibliography in the back. I am so glad I found this book.
It feels like I got to witness Mariamne grow up, and she became like a friend to me. The author did such an amazing job at character development, each personality was so unique and you could truly tell how much thought she put into each character. Besides Mariamne and Yeshu’a, I really loved Seth. But out of every character my heart broke the most for Jude. If any author can make me get attached to that many characters in one story, they deserve an award.
The writing was absolutely phenomenal, and even when it got slow in parts (in my opinion, it didn’t very often) it was completely worth reading just for the writing. This is truly a work of art.
Anyone who likes historical fiction or ancient cultures or is interested in the *actual* story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, this is a must read. It gives so much humanity and compassion to these historical figures who have been worshipped and placed upon a pedestal and idolized for centuries now, even though that’s not really what they would have wanted. This was so well researched, as you can tell by the bibliography in the back. I am so glad I found this book.