Karen Martin (6)

A book following the life of Sarah, the child of Mary Magdalene and Jesus from her birth, which she has remembered. Sarah can "travel" to other people at various points in time, either just before their death, or another memorable event. Interesting concept since it's not her body that's doing the "travelling" but her soul. She also has a lot of help along the way from her mother and other spirits along the way. Not an overly religious book, but does touch on Christianity, and the Cathars who were persecuted for not abiding by the "official" religion. Not sure if the book brought happiness to me, there was a lot of violence and death, but the concept of the travel did intrigue me as a method of "time-travel" where the body never leaves, but the spirit inhabits a body from a different time, sometimes without their knowledge as an observer. One other comment is the cover art, where the girl is a little creepy and not necessarily a book I would pick up. I received this as part of the "Early-Reviewers" give-away at LibraryThing.… (more)

This was a beautifully written story about the daughter of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, specifically exploring her spirit's ability to briefly visit individuals in the future. There were many historical and biblical reference, which would likely have been more impactful if I had a better knowledge of both, however I still found the book to be inspiring, emotional and moving. There were definitely phrases throughout that gave me pause and encouraged reflection. My biggest complaint is that the end felt incomplete and perhaps negative in tone. That being said, I would still be interested in reading the author's first book in the Women Unveiled collection.… (more)