Thank you to Mesu Andrews for being an awesome BFF! :)
I was so excited to get this book in the mail, unfortunately it took me a bit of time to sit down and read it, but I finally finished! It was amazing! This was the first book of Mesu's I have read and I am definitely going to be reading more.
The cover is simply beautiful. One of my favorite covers ever. Truly it takes my breath away.
I loved the way she took us through Anippe's life and showed how she grew with the help of her friends and God. I also loved reading about Moses and him growing up both Hebrew and Egyptian. My favorite character was Mered. I loved him! Many tears were shed while reading this, but by the end, I found myself so attached to the characters that I didn't want the story to end.
My only issue was having the names of the "gods" of Egypt repeated so many times. I get it, it is about her life and she is Egyptian - and I am sure that is how they had to address the pharaoh, but I got tired of reading it. It is more of my own issue than an issue with the book, but the names of those "gods" give me the chills.
For this being the first book of Mesu's I have read, it has been a pretty amazing experience. I am a bit amazed at how authors like Mesu and others who write Biblical fiction can do it. I know it is a God thing and blessing on them and that everyone has their own talents, but it still amazes me at how eloquently they can write these stories.
I give five stars out of five stars! Amazing book, amazing story. Beautiful through and through.
