
Age
Appropriate For: 15 and up for violence, intense
content, and mild romance
Best
for Ages: 15 and up
Description: The Legions have left the province of Britain and the
Western Roman Empire has dissolved into chaos. With the world plunged into
darkness, paganism and superstition are as rampant as ever. In the Down country
of southern Britain, young Indi has grown up knowing nothing more than his gods
of horses and thunder; so when a man from across the sea comes preaching a
single God slain on a cross, Indi must choose between his gods or the one
God—and face the consequences of his decision.
I started this book because I wanted to
listen to something on my Kindle while I worked, and I am trying to read a
bunch of books from the Homeschool Authors blog this year. I knew I was going
to get a well written story, but I was not prepared to be amazed by it.
This story captured not only my
imagination, but also my heart. I don’t think I have ever read a book with so
many hard/sad events in it that I actually ended up loving. It pulled me back
in time to ancient Britain, and made me feel like I was with Indi and his
struggles.
I am not very familiar with this time
in history, but I felt like the author did her research. The details of daily
living and political structure seemed too real to have been made up. I would
guess that this author spent hours learning about this time and place so that
she could make her readers feel as if they were really there.
Indi was not only a wonderful
character, but he also was one that tugged at my heartstrings. I felt as if I
was there watching him through his struggles, finding faith, and witnessing the
suffering of his people. He was so realistic as well as likable.
Christianity is the whole thrust of
this story, yet without feeling fake. Watching as the little brown man and his
message of a God of love changes the hearts of people and the lives of a
village, my heart was touched.
This was not a light read; it was
tough. Famine, abuse, suffering for your faith, and betrayal are not glossed
over, but neither does the author go into so much detail. The story is very
emotional and that is part of why it is so good.
I highly recommend this book to those
who like Christianity at the center of their books, good historical fiction,
and stories that make you feel like you are really there.
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