Sunday, June 26, 2011

#33-#35: Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine Rivers

I have not yet finished this trilogy, but for those of you who keep up with what I am reading while I am reading it, I thought I'd let you know what I was working on.

My dear friend, Pam, gave this set of books to me as a birthday gift after having read it herself years ago and knowing that I would love it.  She was so right!  I have to admit that the first 50 pages of book 1 (A Voice in the Wind) was a little tough for me.  I felt like I was back in college getting a serious geography/history/religion lesson.  But, as soon as the background information (which really is important in understanding the books) was over and the main characters were introduced, I was hooked. 

I immediately fell in love with Marcus, and continue to adore his character in book 2 (Echo in the Darkness, which I am currently reading).  His sister, Julia, makes me so angry I could scream.  And, Hadassah--well, if we all could only be as pure and dedicated as she we would live in a much better world.  Her faith is unfailing.  She is amazing.  

I find it hard to separate the first two books in order to blog about them so I am going to wait to give my final reaction and thoughts after reading all 3 books.  I will go ahead and say that if you want to read something that will challenge you mentally and spiritually, you need to read these books. 

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