This book continues the story from The Hidden Prince. You do not need to have read that story to enjoy this story. Jenna rescues her mother from Astyages’s prison. Asher and Jemma’s mother have become friends. So Asher is rescued. The story reveals that Asher is the illegitimate son of Astyage. Asher grew up in poverty, but learned to forge and sell weapons to his father’s enemies.
I love Afshar’s stories because I always learn more about history. The other thing I enjoy is that Afshar’s characters end up teaching me about myself. I feel like Afshar uses her characters as a mirror for me. I learn about myself and how to strengthen my relationship with God. This book taught me to not only look for the big miracles. Many times a “God answers us little by little”. Jemma talks with her father about how she felt so ordinary and wanting an instant answer to her prayers. Her father, who lost an eye as a young man, told her that God often answers little by little. How often do we rush past the little miracles that God provides for us. I know I rush past them too often.
My thanks to Tyndale House Publishers and Netgalley for the complimentary ebook in exchange for this review.
