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As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion, #3)
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3.5 stars
First 75% of book = 5 stars; last 25%=2 stars
Loved this book up until the last part when Rizpah was betrayed by her husband. Frustrating all the way around how this whole scene happened. To me, it overshadowed the ending. I found it hard to forgive Atretes so quickly...would have liked to see him make things 'right' with Rizpah before the book ended. My goodness, he left her for weeks on end without her baby and food! All because she was trying to keep HIM from sinning. Didn't like this turn of events on this story AT ALL. Wished Rivers didn't keep writing 'things like this' in this trilogy. The only book, of the three, that didn't frustrate me was book 2. It's frustrating enough to make me hesitant to recommend series even though I couldn't put these books down. The storyline just got frustrating...kind of how I feel about Maas' TOG series. Oh well.
I had hoped this book would have weaved in tidbits of Hadassah and Marcus' story. For example, when Atretes went back to Rome for him to discover that Hadassah didn't die. Maybe Atretes ending up using one of Marcus' ships to sail (since Marcus found God). Also, weaving in Julia's death and Atretes making peace with that for Caleb's sake would have been nice.
On a side note, this book gives a nice synopsis of the Old Testament. That's not an easy task but Rivers does it successfully. It's a good overview of the people, places, and why behind things.
Overall, I liked the series but the 'things like this' (see above, lol) kept me from loving it. There were lots of life lessons in this series that I appreciated and copied in my notes. I also like that these books made me think...'Am I forgiving? Can I move on quickly when wronged? Would I help someone who tried to kill me?' (Ummm, that's a tough one)...and many others. For that, I'm grateful. And, that's a testament to the fact that books DO impact/influence us. Thank you Ms. Rivers for that!
First 75% of book = 5 stars; last 25%=2 stars
Loved this book up until the last part when Rizpah was betrayed by her husband. Frustrating all the way around how this whole scene happened. To me, it overshadowed the ending. I found it hard to forgive Atretes so quickly...would have liked to see him make things 'right' with Rizpah before the book ended. My goodness, he left her for weeks on end without her baby and food! All because she was trying to keep HIM from sinning. Didn't like this turn of events on this story AT ALL. Wished Rivers didn't keep writing 'things like this' in this trilogy. The only book, of the three, that didn't frustrate me was book 2. It's frustrating enough to make me hesitant to recommend series even though I couldn't put these books down. The storyline just got frustrating...kind of how I feel about Maas' TOG series. Oh well.
I had hoped this book would have weaved in tidbits of Hadassah and Marcus' story. For example, when Atretes went back to Rome for him to discover that Hadassah didn't die. Maybe Atretes ending up using one of Marcus' ships to sail (since Marcus found God). Also, weaving in Julia's death and Atretes making peace with that for Caleb's sake would have been nice.
On a side note, this book gives a nice synopsis of the Old Testament. That's not an easy task but Rivers does it successfully. It's a good overview of the people, places, and why behind things.
Overall, I liked the series but the 'things like this' (see above, lol) kept me from loving it. There were lots of life lessons in this series that I appreciated and copied in my notes. I also like that these books made me think...'Am I forgiving? Can I move on quickly when wronged? Would I help someone who tried to kill me?' (Ummm, that's a tough one)...and many others. For that, I'm grateful. And, that's a testament to the fact that books DO impact/influence us. Thank you Ms. Rivers for that!
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Thank ya ma'am! :)
Kristine it's funny that you say that about the library and authors! I totally feel the same way about commenting that....like publishers and authors want us to only buy the book?!? But then I think how many thousands of books are purchased by libraries and now based on our recommendations to the library....right?!?? :)
For sure, Gina! Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? Hahaha�(Btw, 1-my tax $'s help pay for those books and 2- I've moved one too many times with waaaay too many books, anyway)
(Not what authors want to hear, of course, but hey it's free!) Hopefully, you have a library close by?? Plus, they have tons of ebooks so you don't even need to leave your house (that's my style, lol).
Thank you, Bibi!!