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A review by moniquehorn
Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney, Mark Andrew Olsen
4.0
This is one of the more enjoyable christian fiction novels that I have read. It stayed true to the tale we all know whilst straying just enough into fiction that allowed for the story to come into quite a lovely piece of work.
Tenney tells the story of Esther with such heart and writes her with such passion that you can only hope to imagine that this was what she could have been like. His style is easy to follow and he creates such intricate moments between characters that you cannot help but smile. The relationships between each person were very real and intimate because he wrote them with just enough restraint to keep the sweetness subtle without fraying into the mediocre.
Though this story would have gained nine if not ten stars from me if the end had not felt so rushed. The first 350 pages, or so, were lined with such an underlying intensity that it made you feel like you were within the story itself; whereas the pages which carried the story to its end felt as though I were reading it straight from the bible itself, it felt more like a historical recollection if you will.
Tenney brought this story to life, but those last pages lacked a heart the beginnings of the book so beautifully contained.
This story brought me close to tears whilst being in awe of Esther's love for the Lord and for her king.
8/10 Stars.
Tenney tells the story of Esther with such heart and writes her with such passion that you can only hope to imagine that this was what she could have been like. His style is easy to follow and he creates such intricate moments between characters that you cannot help but smile. The relationships between each person were very real and intimate because he wrote them with just enough restraint to keep the sweetness subtle without fraying into the mediocre.
Though this story would have gained nine if not ten stars from me if the end had not felt so rushed. The first 350 pages, or so, were lined with such an underlying intensity that it made you feel like you were within the story itself; whereas the pages which carried the story to its end felt as though I were reading it straight from the bible itself, it felt more like a historical recollection if you will.
Tenney brought this story to life, but those last pages lacked a heart the beginnings of the book so beautifully contained.
This story brought me close to tears whilst being in awe of Esther's love for the Lord and for her king.
8/10 Stars.