What do You think about Faith Of My Fathers (2006)?
FROM BOOK COVER: Constant companions in their youth, Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, and Joshua, son of the palace administrator, have been primed for leadership of the kingdom of Judah. But anger toward God begins to smolder in Manasseh's heart upon his father's unexpected death. As Manasseh comes to power, his insecurity leads him down the path of sorcery. Fearing a conspiracy, he lashes out at the leaders of his father's regime. As the mayhem of Manasseh's reign begins to unfold, Joshua and his family suffer devastating loss. The battle lines are drawn as Joshua seeks revenge against his boyhood friend. And with the future of God's faithful remnant at stake, Joshua struggles with whether to run from Yahweh... or to Him. Chronicles of the Kings Book 4My review - This has been my favorite of the series so far. I loved the story of Joshua. But Manasseh's actions and thoughts made me what to jump right in the book and hurt him. Miriam's love for Joshua and her need for someone to love her made my heart ache. Hoping the fifth and final book in the series is just as good as this one was.
—TheReadingKnitter/ Kasey
311 pages - The 4th book in the Chronicles of the King series.Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!! This book rocked. It was so exciting that I didn't want to put it down. This books takes place during the early years of King Manasseh's reign in Jerusalem. I was deeply saddened by how easily he was confused and convinced by pagan priests that idolatry was of God. He lived a paranoid life due to the deceit.He turns on everyone who was faithful to his father Hezekiah, and thinks there is some sort of conspiracy plotting to dethrone him. His childhood best friend, and now greatest enemy Joshua plans a heist to save the faithful few true believers that are left. So so so so soooooo good!!!!
—Summer Schmitz
This is the fourth of the Chronicles of the Kings series, and the first half of the story of King Manasseh. (Copied from my thoughts on the fifth book of the series, these words are equally appropriate to describe my thoughts about the fourth.) This story was engaging and entertaining. The story and character development were much more imaginative than in the second and third of this series. The characters in the second and third were flat and added little to the Biblical story. The fourth and fifth in this series were good stories in their own right. The entire series caused me to refer to the Biblical accounts and to think about the history in a more in depth way than I had previously. For that reason, although this story would rate a 3 for my particular tastes, I give it a solid 4.
—Sue
