Book Review and Contest Announcement - Reluctant Queen

 

A Reluctant Queen KINDLE Giveaway & Facebook Party To celebrate Joan Wolf’s debut Christian Fiction title, A Reluctant Queen, Joan and her publisher, Thomas Nelson, have teamed up to give away A Reluctant Queen prize package worth over $150!

One grand prize winner will receive: * A brand new Latest Generation KINDLE with Wi-Fi and Pearl Screen * A Reluctant Queen by Joan Wolf (for KINDLE) To enter, just click one of the icons below. But, hurry, the contest ends on June 20th. Winner will be announced on June 21st during Joan’s A Reluctant Queen Book Club Party on Facebook (details below)! Hope to see you there – bring your friends!

Join the fun on June 21st!  Joan will be wrapping up the blog tour and Kindle giveaway promotion during her A Reluctant Queen FACEBOOK party on her FB author page. During the party she'll announce the winner of the Kindle, host a book chat discussion, test your trivia skills (Is Esther's story in A Reluctant Queen fact or fiction?), and more. Don't miss this chance to meet the author and make some new friends!

Review
By Karen 

When I saw that A Reluctant Queen was based on a biblical story I frankly felt somewhat reluctant to
read it. You see, I am not a religious person and for that reason I thought I might well find this book to
be a tedious read. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my presumption had been incorrect . The
back of the book states, “You know the Bible story. Now discover the love story”. Because I actually did
not know the bible story, the Love Story of Esther was new material to me and I read the book quickly,
over just a couple of days, since I was eager to find out what would happen next.

As I understand it, A Reluctant Queen is based loosely on facts from the bible and the story is
embellished and changed in parts to keep it entertaining.

In the book, Esther’s uncle arranges for her to be introduced to the handsome King of Persia, as a
prospective Persian bride. Esther is only half Persian, having been born to a Jewish mother and raised
as a Jew. This fact is kept secret from the King, who believes that she is fully Persian. Esther and the
King are married and she is forced to adapt to her new husband’s Persian ways, including having the
unpleasant knowledge of the fact that he keeps a harem of other women. Esther, however, has her
own hidden agenda. Matters are further complicated when she falls deeply in love with the King. You’ll
have to pick up your own copy of A Reluctant Queen to find out what happens next but I feel confident
that you will find it to be an very enjoyable read.