A review by oliviaoverthinkseverything
Esther by Rebecca Kanner

5.0

I approached reading this book with both caution and delight. Fictionalization of Biblical accounts often make me wary--I worry about the author having one agenda or another. But the story of Esther is one of my favorites in the Old Testament, and really in the Bible as a whole, so I was willing to give this a shot. I was glad that I did. Kanner's prose is absolutely beautiful. The tone was similar to that used in the Biblical narrative, and there are very few (if any) distracting linguistic anachronisms, which is one of my pet peeves in historical fiction. I came to both loathe and care for her characterization of Xerxes, and I was saddened when I reached the end. Something else I appreciated was how Ms. Kanner pointed out where she took artistic license and deviated from the historical/Biblical accounts. I definitely recommend this book, and I look forward to future works from this author.

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.