Daughter of Cana

Moods are tricky things and mine can be trickier than most.  For some books, I just have to be in the right mood to read them.  This wasn't the case for this book, but I will review what I do know.

  Angela Hunt writes high quality fiction and she researches her topics, settings, and characters to make a cohesive story that is not only believable, but also enjoyable.  Her readers love her books, and she writes to please her readers.

Daughter of Cana is the first in the Jerusalem Road series and takes place at the wedding feast in Cana where water becomes wine.  Tasmin and her twin brother, Thomas, are what's today known as caterers and had hired to provide the food and drinks for this wedding.  Mary, the mother of Jesus, was invited to the wedding, and brought to the wedding her children and the entourage following Jesus.  They were a rough looking bunch of characters and were looked down on by most of the guests, but Thomas listens to Jesus and decides to follow him because of the radical ideas he put forth.  Tasmin teams up with Jesus' brother, Jude, to try to bring her brother back.

This book has the promise of being a five star book, but moods being what they are, I didn't read it all the way through.  I will give it  five stars, two thumbs up, and a glass of the best wine you've ever had. 

Bethany House and NetGalley.com provided the copy for me to read for this review.  All opinions expressed are my own.