Thank you for the ARC! I went in with an open mind however I wasn’t really feeling it? Also it’s too short imo.

I'll admit that I didn't know what to expect from this book, especially since this is a new-to-me author. This story could have been a lot stronger in terms of theme and subtext. As a story, the narrative is lacking in descriptive narrative and emotional depth. I found myself both wanting more and not caring about the characters.

Special thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

An emotional short-read that was fabulous from beginning to end. The author really brought to life the era and the characters were wonderfully drawn. This book is something very special indeed and I highly recommend it.

This seemed like a rough outline of a book. I think it would be better if developed further and elaborated on. It was rather rough, lacked details and very abrupt.

I enjoyed reading this book and I enjoy learning about historical times and about what happened in those times.

Remarkably, this very short read tells a weighty parable. In Caesarea, Judea, Shlomzion, a slave about to be sold to the Romans, is bought by Miriam, a wealthy Jewish woman forced by her convert husband to live as Marcia, a gentile. The two women had known each other as young observant Jewish girls. Twenty years later, while Marcia lived in luxury, her life was empty and cold. The slave, Shlomzion, however, despite suffering horrific abuse and the death of her family, was never without hope because she had the freedom to be a Jew.

This a story that could inspire debate among young teenagers or tweens, of any religion, who at that age often grapple with the question “what is freedom?”

In exchange for an honest review I received an ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley.

I am unfortunately unable to review this book as the book wuldn't send to my kindle.which is a shame as I was really looking forward to reading it,

Interesting if implausible. The Roman soldiers treat the Jewish women like Medieval Christians treated the Jews in this story, and it’s my understanding that was not the way it was historically. The Romans didn’t care what religion a person practiced as long as you paid homage to the state gods. Once the Jewish revolt was over, the people involved or believed to be involved were punished, but there wasn’t a Medieval style Empire wide backlash against every follower of the religion throughout the Empire or mass hatred against every Jew.