Esther: Royal Beauty

Posted on 23 March 2018 by Angela Elwell Hunt

A Bible story brought to life After she is forcibly taken to the palace of the king, a beautiful young Jewish woman, known to the Persians as Esther, wins a queen s crown and then must risk everything in order to save her people and bind her husband s heartAn ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews in ancient Persia, so an inexperienced beautiful young queen must take a stand for her people When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king s heart and a queen s crown But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her ethnic identity a secret until she learns that an evil and ambitious man has won the king s permission to exterminate all Jews young and old, powerful and helpless Purposely violating an ancient Persian law, she risks her life in order to save her peopleand bind her husband s heart Esther marks bestselling author Angela Hunt s return to biblical fiction In each novel she explores an example of a Hebrew Old Testament tob woman a woman whose physical beauty influences those around her and can change the course of history. Read Esther: Royal Beauty By Angela Elwell Hunt – kino-fada.fr I have been reading Angela Hunt s books for most of my adult life I first discovered her in my church library, and I immediately fell in love with her writing She really raised my expectations of Christian fiction The first books I read by her were historical Her newer books tend to be contemporary and women s fiction She is one of the few author s who are able to cross genres seamlessly However, when I saw she was moving back into historical fiction, I was giddy Esther Royal Beauty is b I have been reading Angela Hunt s books for most of my adult life I first discovered her in my church library, and I immediately fell in love with her writing She really raised my expectations of Christian fiction The first books I read by her were historical Her newer books tend to be contemporary and women s fiction She is one of the few author s who are able to cross genres seamlessly However, when I saw she was moving back into historical fiction, I was giddy Esther Royal Beauty is book one in a new series focusing on the beautiful women of the Bible that changed history And this first book does not disappoint.This take on Esther is very true ...There s a rather infamous Star Wars fanfic floating around the internet about Darth Maul yes, Darth too much fun with face paint Maul going to a Harem School and picking out a Purple Eyed, Raven Haired, Mary Sue to be his Lover He sets her up in a nice space condo and visits to have AMAZING sex whenever he isn t off busy killing the only Jedi in the universe who knows how to act Nothing can come between Mauly and Mary s Twu Lurv Except, of course, a light saber to the heart My point bein There s a rather infamous Star Wars fanfic floating around the internet about Darth Maul yes, Darth too much fun with face paint Maul going to a Harem School and picking out a Purple Eyed, Raven Haired, Mary Sue to be his Love...I loved this book for many reasons I loved imagining with the author all of those parts of Esther s story that are not detailed in the biblical recounting I loved the bits of real history the war with Greece, etc that were included, painting an even fuller picture of the times and the king I loved getting the story from Esther s point of view, but I thought getting another part from Harbonah the eunuch s point of view added depth that the story wouldn t have had otherwise Long ago I learn I loved this book for many reasons I loved imagining with the author all of those parts of Esther s story that are not detailed in the biblical recounting I loved the bits of real history the war with Greece, etc that were included, painting an even fuller picture of the times and the king I loved getting ...I really enjoyed this fresh take on the Biblical story of Esther I have read a couple other books based on the story of Esther namely Chosen The Lost Diaries of Queen Estherand I have read the Biblical account The challenge in Biblical fiction is remaining true to the Biblical account while creating a story and story world Hunt does a marvelous job with that Throughout the book I never thought it veered from Scripture or contradicted Scripture Obviously Hunt expanded the story and added ch I really enjoyed this fresh take on the Biblical story of Esther I have read a couple other books based on the story of Esther namely Chosen The Lost Diaries of Queen Estherand I have read the Biblical account The challenge in Biblical fiction is remaining true to the Biblical account while creating a story and story world Hunt does a marvelous job with t...I enjoy reading MOST Biblical Fiction This was no exception It brought things to mind I never thought about while reading Esther s story in the Bible It was good.I felt like i was reading a memior of her life It was dense but educational.It was a really great read , I didn t feel like I was reading fiction , even the parts that were part speculation ,felt so realistic The author did a lot of research on ancient Persia , and it really shows.I appreciate how realistic and gritty it was We have a kind of fairy tale picture of Esther going to the palace and then the king falls in love with her , they defeat Haman and live happily ever after.It s almost like we forget that this isn t a fairy tale , these are real ,sinful, flawe It was a really great read , I didn t feel like I was reading fiction , even the parts that were part speculation ,felt so realistic The author did a lot of research on ancient Persia , and it really shows.I appreciate how realistic and gritty it was We have a kind of fairy tale picture of Esther going to the palace and then the king falls in love with her , they defeat Haman an... Esther Royal Beauty was, I think, a very well done novel based on the life of Hadassah Esther from the book of Esther from the Bible Usually I don t really prefer books based on people from the Bible, because of the authors tendency to run away with things a bit But I felt that Angela Elwell Hunt did a pretty good job staying accurate In fact, after reading this book, I went to read the original account, and found that Angela Hunt had incorporated nearly everything She says in a note at th Esther Royal Beauty was, I think, a very well done novel based on the life of Hadassah Esther from the book of Esther from the Bible Usually I don t really prefer books based on people from the Bible, because of the authors tendency to run away with things a bit But I felt that Angela Elwell Hunt did a pretty good job staying accurate In fact, after reading this book, I went to read the original account, and found that Angela Hunt had incorporated nearly everything She says in a note at the end of the book that she also used scenarios from other historical accounts on King Xerxes, so almost all the things that happened in Esther Royal Beauty are historically accurate I have to say I was shocked at some of the scenarios Such violence Shudders I was getting kind of annoyed and wondering if that really happened, or if it was just the author s attempt the embellish the Biblical story But then I read the end notes, and yep, Angela Hunt explained those happenings were from some other histo...SUMMARY When an ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews, an inexperienced young queen must take a stand for her people.When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king s heart and a queen s crown But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her ethnic identity a secret until she l SUMMARY When an ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews, an inexperienced young queen must take a stand for her people.When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king s heart and a queen s crown But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her...Esther, Royal Beauty is the quintessential example of biblical fiction Angela Hunt has painstakingly merged historical records with fictional plot, all while upholding the inerrancy of scripture She further added to my enjoyment of the biblical account by layering in little known details of Persian conquests and conspiracies I remained completely absorbed in the plot even while knowing what the general outcome would be.I could not bepleased with the way the author has chosen to represen Est...

23 March 2018

Angela Elwell Hunt