Shadow of the Storm is the second book in Out of Egypt series. You must read the first book, Counted with the Stars, in order to understand this story. Cossette is bringing to life what life might have been like for those refugees at the foot of Mount Sinai. Shira was a part of the Exodus. Her family trade is weaving beautiful cloth. Shira's compassion for people leads her to train as a midwife. She has a natural talent for this position, and it brings a fight for power with another apprentice. During a delivery, things go awry. The mother dies, but the baby girl lives. The mother's dying request is that Shira makes sure that this baby girl lives. It seems to be a strange request to Shira, but she makes the promise to care for this new little one. She soon discovers that this girl is a part of a dreaded Levite family. When she meets the father, there is another shock as he is someone who is familiar to her.
Cossette brings a part of history that has no details other than, they lived at the foot of Mount Sinai. Her thoughts and characterization is beautifully written. While I enjoyed this book, I wish there would have been a little more detail that brought out the first story. It had been so long since I read the first book, that I had forgotten details of the previous book. So I felt a bit lost in the story.
My thanks go to Bethany House Publishers and Netgalley for the e-copy of this book in exchange for this review.
