Book Review: When the Rivers Swell by Sierra A. Elliott

About the Book:

RIVERS OF BLOOD. HORDES OF FROGS. THE WRATH OF GOD ON EARTH.

Hannah has lived her life as a farmer’s daughter in Ancient Egypt, taught by her Hebrew parents to fear the Egyptians. She soon finds herself mixed up with a dangerous group of rebels fighting to free her people from slavery.

Meanwhile, Anipe’s wealthy, Egyptian family has just moved to Pi-Ramesses, unaware of the growing upheaval. Things go from bad to worse when a mysterious man named Moses arrives from the desert and calls down a series of deadly plagues.

After the girls meet, they must decide if their budding and unlikely friendship will end in disaster or be their salvation.

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My Review:

When the Rivers Swell by Sierra A. Elliott
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 300
Published: February 7, 2023
Series: When the Rivers Swell duology

This is another book that I have to thank bookstagram for. I’d seen it mentioned a few times, and ended up following the author for a couple months, so I am so excited to finally say I read this one! I’m also looking forward to the sequel, but it’s always a bit uncertain any time you start something new, or at least for me it is, and new authors (or even new series) are also like that.

I love these covers, and even heard others talks highly about these books, but didn’t know much about what to expect when starting. I’m a bit picky about what I read, especially when it comes to Biblical Fiction or anything that directly relates to scripture, so that make picking up a new author all the more of a challenge. I enjoy finding those that I end up really enjoying, so it’s often worth the risk, but still I hesitate. This ended up being one of those good one!

It was a little slow to start, and had a more middle paced feel, which I know might not be for everyone, but I really liked the story! Anipe and Hannah were both interesting characters, and I loved meeting them and getting to see their different perceptive of both the historic events about the plagues, and just the different slice-of-life view of their cultures and daily lives.

The author does a good job balancing the cultures and individual character. I found both perspective to be well balances, and at times I preferred one or the other more, but overall I found this to be a delightful and insightful read!

Other books in the series:
(Below is a list of the other books I’ve read & reviewed for this series)

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