When I read books about Ancient Rome and the same goes for watching TV Shows, I expect everything to be extremely over the top. So when I was expecting an overload of blood, and sex and raw passion when picking up this book, I found it to be extremely bland. I know I shouldn't expect much from a 'Christian Fiction' but I thought it would be a lot more exciting than it was. I have never hated a character more or found a more disgusting character in a book than Julia. I don't know if we are supposed to feel sorry for her but I just don't.Everthing she does is for selfish reasons and she still acts like a 15 year old. Hadassah was far too Mary- Sue. She was unrealistically perfect in everyway because God 'shone' through her and it was so unbelievable that a person could be that nice and forgiving and accepting of her situation and the way she was treated by others.

The only redeeming light in this book for me was Atretes and I will continue to read and find out more about his story and hopefully he will find his casually abandoned son.