Review: The Moor and the Maiden

The Moor and the Maiden

"A former mentor wants to involve him in heresy. 
The only woman he could ever love is bound by fear and wants him gone.
A Templar Knight, bitter from the failed second crusade, wants him dead. 
But there is One who, despite his past, wants him back.

Asim never should have returned to France. In AD 1150, too many people believe the dark-skinned Moor is an infidel sorcerer. The Christians who persecute him further harden his heart against God. Only Bishop Lisieux welcomes him back after years of estrangement.

During their journey to the de Montfort castle, a threat emerges. Stephan, a young Templar Knight, will stop at nothing to kill the Moor. If he finds the Bishop’s heretical secret, Asim and the Bishop will burn together.

Will Asim ever be reconciled to God amid the fear and hatred that surrounds him? Or will he be cut down before he is given the chance?"

Author: Hannah Joy Wilkinson
Length: 368 pages
Format: paperback, e-book

This was a story FULL of amazing messages and scriptures.

A great, strong Christian message of God's love and forgiveness though the whole book.

GUYS! Look what is finally on my blog...my thoughts on this little thang. 

I was recently talking to Jenna Van Mourik and we've dubbed ourselves the "Procrastination Princesses"...so please forgive the tardiness of this review.

Though this book *looks* like a bit of a chunker once I got started I really got into the story.

To be honest I was not a fan of Vianne at first...or Asim for that matter. 🙊
He was super hard and bitter and she was young and naive. But oh what a little time and a whole lot of God can do.

They sought the kingdom of God first for themselves and that got them prepared for life with each other. 

The bishop's stance on the union between the two confused me just a wee bit. I wasn't sure if he really FOR it or really AGAINST it, because he played both cards throughout the book.

I mourn for Leala. What she had to sacrifice as the eldest and the fact that she never found peace in God's presence.
I kind of hope there will be a companion novel about Leala. I felt a strange kinship with her and I want her to find her walk with God from her younger years. 
But at the same time the story had an air of finality about it...one can hope!

A wonderful story of looking past people's skin color and society's prejudices to find the REAL person underneath. 

I rated this a 4/5 stars.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

Galatians 3:28

*I received this book in exchange for my honest review**I was not required to give a positive rating**All opinions are my own*