![]() ![]() The theme of having faith in God through difficult times is one that is well-known in Christian fiction, but to see it play out a different way in Biblical fiction, is amazing because it forced me to think about my relationship with God a different way. ![]() Imagine my surprise when the themes of are not only well structured, but also well-written and Connilyn Cossette does an amazing job at portraying these themes. At first, after reading and seeing reviews for this book, I didn’t think I’d like it because of the way it looked. Several themes within the story center on the themes of faith in God or Yahweh, during this time period, and the main theme of loving someone beyond their scars. ![]() Anyways, let’s get into the review of this book. Imagine my surprise when I found out that Biblical Fiction is actually a sub-genre of Historical Fiction which I’m just starting to get into. ![]() I’ve never read nor heard of Biblical Fiction because I just always assumed that it was just a sub-genre of Christian Fiction. This book actually follows the story of a character introduced in her previous Out of Egypt series, specifically the last book in the series: Wings Of The Wind. A Light On The Hill by Connilyn Cossette is the first book in her Cities of Refuse series. ![]()
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