Renee C. (steelergirl83) reviewed Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love, Bk 2) on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Have you ever been to Jerusalem? I have. Have you ever been to the palace of a king? I have. Have you ever experienced life of a shepherdess? I have and it was all through Mesu Andrews' book, Love's Sacred Song an expanding of the life and love of biblical King Solomon and Arielah his best-loved wife. Even if you have never read the Song of Solomon I think you will find Love's Sacred Song to be a gripping story of raw emotion and most importantly flawed characters whose faith-filled lives are anything but perfect and far from easy. Brimming with palace intrigue, politics, clashing of religions, and the unrest among the women of Solomon's harem there is something to capture everyone's attention and really get you thinking about faith and life in ancient times. I can't even begin to imagine the luxuriousness of Solomon's palace but Mesu paints a vivid picture that, as I said, brings everything to life. Love's Sacred Song is one of the most gorgeous works of biblical fiction I've ever read and I fully intend to read ALL of Mesu's books in the future.
Charity L. (kingsdaughter1611) -
Helpful Score: 1
This book review is coming a little late because of a small problem with my PO. I received an empty envelope:) Not a huge problem but no way I could do a review of the book that week. So I was shipped another copy and now I am posting my review. I was very impressed with this book and it has given me some insight about the time period back then.
Those of you who know me know that I am not a big fan of Biblical novels. Mainly because a lot of things are added that probably didn't happen. But I think this book was very well written and historically accurate. The love story of Solomon and Arielah is woven through this book in a manner that is portrayed in the book of Song of Solomon. I loved how this book was written and it staid true to the Bible story. One thing I found amazing was how wild a time it was back then. The disarray of the harem and the northern states of Israel. This is something I knew happend but not to that extent. Mesu really shows this to a great extent in this book.
Just as a disclaimer, there are several spots in here that are pretty explicit, but it is all taken from the Song of Solomon. I would caution you beforehand because it is somewhat shocking reading this in a CF book, but it is all found verse for verse in scripture. It is a love story.
If you are a lover of Biblical history, this is a book you will want to pick up. This shows Solomon's struggle with women and his struggle as well to follow in David's footsteps. A good novel! I really enjoyed it!
Available March 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
I received a copy of this book for review purposes. I did not receive any monetary compensation.
Those of you who know me know that I am not a big fan of Biblical novels. Mainly because a lot of things are added that probably didn't happen. But I think this book was very well written and historically accurate. The love story of Solomon and Arielah is woven through this book in a manner that is portrayed in the book of Song of Solomon. I loved how this book was written and it staid true to the Bible story. One thing I found amazing was how wild a time it was back then. The disarray of the harem and the northern states of Israel. This is something I knew happend but not to that extent. Mesu really shows this to a great extent in this book.
Just as a disclaimer, there are several spots in here that are pretty explicit, but it is all taken from the Song of Solomon. I would caution you beforehand because it is somewhat shocking reading this in a CF book, but it is all found verse for verse in scripture. It is a love story.
If you are a lover of Biblical history, this is a book you will want to pick up. This shows Solomon's struggle with women and his struggle as well to follow in David's footsteps. A good novel! I really enjoyed it!
Available March 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
I received a copy of this book for review purposes. I did not receive any monetary compensation.
