Delilah was an interesting read. Hunt has done her research, and brought out some interesting possibilities as to her back story. While the story was well written and held my attention, I wonder if this is really her back story. This is Hunt's third book in the Treacherous Beauty series. We all know the story of Samson and Delilah. Hunt writes this as a first person tale from both Samson and Delilah's viewpoints. This was interesting, but at the start of each chapter, my brain had to shift thinking about the story line and whose voice I was hearing.
The story starts with: "No woman sets out to be wicked." So what makes a woman wicked and what are her circumstances that lead to wickedness? Hunt takes us on the adventure to find out. We learn about Delilah's family life, and how family can set our course of life. Hurts and fear set Delilah on a quest to hide away from life. Delilah finds a quiet life in the desert and learns a trade. Later when fear comes roaring back into her life, we pick up the familiar Biblical story line to the conclusion of the book.
Samson's first line: "You think she lives here?" Introduces us to Samson's greatest weakness... beautiful women. We are introduced to this Nazarite judge, who does things in his own way. I like the way Hunt presents Samson's selfish, spoiled ways. She also brings out the loving father as Samson befriends and teaches Delilah's son the ways to be a man.
While the characters are strong, and writing well researched, I found that my heart wanted a more traditional view of Delilah's backstory. My thanks to Bethany House Publishers and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book for my review.
