A Light on the Hill by Connilyn Cossette Review

 

Oh I absolutely loved A Light on the Hill by Connilyn Cossette. A wonderful start to a series which continues the story of the Israelites that the author began in her Out From Egypt series.  I had actually picked up this book several years ago, but set it aside when I realized this book is set after the events in her Out From Egpyt series. I chose to read that series, and loved it, but didn't have a chance to get back to this book. However, when I needed an award winning book for one of my August challenges, I learned that this book won a Carol Award several years ago. I figured it was the perfect time to read this book, and I'm so glad I did. I zinged through the book in less than two days, it was that good. It gripped me from the first sentence and I had trouble putting it down.

The prologue takes us back to the end of the final book in the Out From Egypt series. And I was reminded that we first met Moriyah in that book. The prologue takes us back to a horrific event in her life, an event that scarred her for life and shaped how she was in this book. 

Because of her scar she has kept herself hidden for the past seven years. She has built walls around herself feeling that everyone is judging her. Her father suddenly informs her that he has found someone willing to marry her, though it is obvious he is in it for what else he will gain from the agreement. 

After an altercation between herself and the boys who she would become stepmother to, the unthinkable happens and she finds herself on the run, trying to make her way to a city of refuge with the help of a few of her father's men he sent with her. 

Along the way they find themselves in great peril as they are being pursued by the man she was almost betrothed to and his men who are trying to prevent her from reaching sanctuary. And there are other dangers and obstacles that present themselves However, she also finds help from unexpected places.

And she finds herself drawn to one of the men helping her, but she can't see how anything will come of such a relationship, for various reasons. 

I was desperate to know how events would play out. The author did a wonderful job drawing me into this story, making the characters come to life, and making me care what was going to be Moriyah 's fate. 

Even though I wasn't always a fan of biblical fiction, it was this author who drew me in with the Out From Egypt series, and I was glad to be able to read another of her books that continued the story of the Israelites. 

Definitely recommended. But I highly recommend reading Out From Egypt first.