Bathsheba Bathed in Grace is a fictionalized account of 8 women in the Bible. I was excited to read this but ended up a bit disappointed. Granted, the author tells each story in one chapter so there isn't a lot of room to expand the stories, and I actually appreciated that she didn't go out of the way to invent details and what "might" have happened. However, I did feel that the stories were rather superficial and basic. For example, in the first story of Bathsheba, I thought the author's covering o f the murder of her husband Uriah was very lacking. She really didn't seem distraught at all, even though she was so in love with him at the beginning of the story. She very quickly was grateful to David for taking her and her unborn son to the palace rather than leaving them to fend for themselves, instead of being angry that he'd killed her husband. Perhaps she didn't know this, but still her grief for Uriah was very superficial. I did learn more about the women and what their perspectives might have been. She does give the reader new insight into some of the lesser known women like Tamar and their stories. Tamar was probably my favorite and I learned the most from that story. I would read more from this author though I do hope her writing deepens a bit.

I recieved a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.