Historic fantasy with some christian morals

[ARC review]

It took me some time to get into the story fully. The first part felt a little slow to me and I'm not sure I was overly fond of the narrator. But both definitely grew on me.

Due to the themes of the story I would categorize this is an Adult historical fantasy (no magic or anything fantastical) despite the fact that it's clean enough for a younger audience.

My favourites:
- The (Christian?) morals interwoven during the story. Themes like justice, forgiveness, charity, choosing what to make of your life all played an important role, which I liked.
- Adult, but clean subjects. Although the story doesn't shy away from death, mental health issues, post-partum depression, romance or the ups and downs of giving birth and parenthood, it deals with these in a classic, tasteful manner.

Sexual content: none (there are references to marital intimacy etc. but nothing steamy happens on screen)
Crude language: none
Violence: moderate (there are executions and wars but they're not very detailed on screen. the author does, however, describe quite graphically the physical injuries and women's labour that the MC deals with)

Conclusion
If you like historical fantasy, and especially if you are a mother (since you'll recognize the MC's experiences later in her life) I can definitely recommend this for a nice relaxing 'read'. Despite the fact that I think a different narrator might have made it even better, I really genuinely enjoyed this book.

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