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# King's Shadow (The Silent Years Book #4): A Novel of King Herod's Court

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    Sometimes Shadows Have More Influence and Bigger Voices Than We Think...
  

*by S***L on Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019*

I waited for King's Shadow with great anticipation, and Angela Hunt did not disappoint. Throughout the Silent Years series, she's given us the POVs of everyone from slaves and handmaids to queens, Torah scholars to polytheistic unbelievers, the righteous to the unrighteous. King's Shadow, which pairs Herod's sister Salome with her handmaid Zara, is no different and no less multifaceted.Salome stands out as a markedly different kind of protagonist for Christian or Biblical fiction, in that she has little to no interest in God for almost 100% of the book. Yet she cannot help feeling the influence of characters like Zara, and the presence of God even if no one is particularly speaking of Him to her. Additionally, Salome remains very in tune with what happens when not only a nation, but a ruling household of that nation, is not following Yahweh's steps. She's sympathetic because she grieves her situation and feels deep human emotions--fear, anger, confusion, sometimes outright rage. But like so many of us, she feels pulled in several directions and/or feels she has no choice but to do what she does. This makes her bad choices that much harder to watch and her good ones that much more cheer-worthy. When she does recognize Yahweh and make a crucial decision to follow Him, it's worth the wait and leads to a triumphant moment that, while fictionalized, may well have had a huge impact on history.I wanted to see much more of Zara and Salome's relationship; Zara feels less developed and cheated out of page time. That said, she is a relatable character with whom I enjoyed spending time, especially as she grew older. She is not a foil to Salome, perfect and faithful where Salome is a selfish pagan. Instead, she is a needed confidante who shines her light often without knowing she is doing it, growing into a faith of her own as she gets older and wiser. I loved the idea of Zara as a confidante and "auntie" to Salome's children, and the chapters chronicling her years as a married and barren woman. The callbacks to Hannah, Sarah, and other such women provided a needed spiritual thread for her. Were it up to me, I'd have had Zara enter the story older, perhaps as a teen, perhaps as a young wife who had already been set aside, to explore that struggle and spirituality. But what exists works well for the type of story this is.Speaking of story type, the Silent Years does close out with a book that is very much a historical epic. A lot of the plot focuses on court intrigue, inter-family politics, and Herod's reign in general. This sometimes seemed to take away from the story because Herod is not set up to be a main character, nor should he have been. It can also be *extremely* confusing to keep up with who is who because of the name overlaps and generational overlaps. (Royal family, I get it, but seriously, couldn't somebody have given these people somewhat original names)? :) Anyway, those issues aside, it is a deep and attention-grabbing plot that lets you see inside the heads of royals heavy from wearing crowns. King's Shadow mostly escapes the dryness trap, coming across instead as a personal and timely narrative.My love of Angela Hunt's Biblical fiction has been cemented thanks to this series, and I eagerly anticipate the first in her next series, Daughter of Cana, in a few months. She deserves a place among such authors as Jill Eileen Smith and Mesu Andrews, and a place on your keeper shelves.

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    What if?
  

*by D***P on Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019*

Another great book by Angela Hunt. I love what she writes! This one completes her Silent Years series but each book is unique and stands alone. What if King Herod was a very good brother? What if he were manipulated by friends, family and his own fears? What if he had jealous people around him that constantly worked against him, coveting his throne? What if he ended up destroying both the guilty and many innocents in order to keep that throne? I won't spoil the ending but it really had my attention as I was so engrossed in the add in character Zara and her family. Happy reading.

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    Fascinating and Historical Informative
  

*by L***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019*

I thoroughly enjoyed this last novel as much as the previous ones in this series. The character Salome was hard to relate to and I wondered where the author was going with her, even Zara’s loyalty to this princess felt misplaced, but halfway through Salome’s character proofed not to be only bad, and she started to gain my sympathy and closer to the end, my admiration. I would recommend this book to those that see it as a challenge to step to the opposite side of what we see as good and just. Lorraine

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