Isaiah’s Legacy Review and Party Info!


Back Cover Copy:
At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna offers shelter in Jerusalem in exchange for Shulle’s help tutoring King Manasseh, Judah’s five-year-old co-regent who displays the same peculiarities as her father, she’s eager to experience the royal court. But Shulle soon realizes the limits of her father’s strict adherence to Yahweh’s Law when Uncle Shebna teaches her of the starry hosts and their power.
Convinced Judah must be freed from Yahweh’s chains, she begins the subtle swaying of young Manasseh, using her charm and skills on the boy no one else understands. When King Hezekiah dies, twelve-year-old Manasseh is thrust onto Judah’s throne, bitter at Yahweh and eager to marry the girl he adores. Assyria’s crown prince favors Manasseh and twists his brilliant mind toward cruelty, beginning Shulle’s long and harrowing journey to discover the Yahweh she’d never known, guided with loving wisdom by Manasseh’s mother: Isaiah’s daughter, the heartbroken Hephzibah.
Amid Judah’s dark days, a desperate remnant emerges, claiming the Lord’s promise, “Though we’re helpless now, we’re never hopeless–because we serve El Shaddai.” Shulle is among them, a girl who becomes a queen through Isaiah’s legacy.
My Review:
Over the past 18 months, I have devoured all of the books Mesu Andrews has written, so when I had an opportunity to read Isaiah’s Legacy, I was ecstatic! 

I love the way Mesu Andrews researches everything thoroughly! In a historic fiction book, especially a Biblical fiction book, I think it is extremely important for an author to take the time to research in depth the period they are writing about. Her writings always inspire me to go back and re-read the Biblical account surrounding the stories, and so far I have not been disappointed! 

In Isaiah’s Legacy, we see some familiar characters from Isaiah’s Daughter, but many more characters are introduced. We see how it may have played out for Mannasah to become king at 12 and how his reign was. I’ve honestly wondered before while reading the Bible why it seemed like king after king would go back and forth between following God and following other gods. This book has shown me insight as to why that may be. 

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Biblical fiction. It has been well thought out and researched and I finished it in just over 24 hours it was so enticing! 

MESU ANDREWS is the Christy Award-winning author of Isaiah’s Daughter and has received numerous accolades for her other novels including Of Fire and Lions, Love Amid the Ashes, The Pharaoh’s Daughter, and Miriam. Her deep understanding of and love for God’s Word brings the biblical world alive for readers. 

Many of her faithful readers are members of her launch team—Mesu’s Biblical Fiction Fans (BFFs)—and offer their time and service to promote God’s word through story. Andrews lives in North Carolina with her husband Roy and enjoys spending time with her tribe of grandchildren. For more information, visit www.mesuandrews.com. 



  • Website: www.MesuAndrews.com
  • E-mail: Mesu@MesuAndrews.com
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14, Fleetwood, NC 28626
  • For publishing inquiries, please contact Mesu’s literary agent, Tamela Hancock Murray, at tamela@stevelaube.com.
Mamma Loves Books received a book to facilitate this review. The views and opinions expressed here are 100% honest and my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, part 255 Guidelines, concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in advertising.

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Join the Isaiah’s Legacy FB Release Party on Tuesday, 2/18/20, at 8pm-9pm EDT to hear more about the writing, research, and prizes she’ll bring back from Israel for the winners! (https://www.facebook.com/MesuAndrews/)

Did you know Mesu wrote three short-story prequels that she combined into a novella for ISAIAH’S LEGACY? It’s called ADNAH’S LEGACY and is now FREE to her newsletter subscribers. Go to any page on her website (http://mesuandrews.com), and sign-up to download your copy!

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