✅ YA Christian Fantasy
✅ Fantasy retelling of Queen Esther from the Bible.
✅ Forbidden Romance
✅ Political Intrigue

A Crown of Chains by Erin Phillips is a fantasy retelling of the Biblical story of Queen Esther. The author puts an original twist on the story leading to a very action-packed read! From forbidden love to intense political intrigue, this story will have you turning pages fast as you move from one dire situation to the next. As a general fantasy lover, I greatly enjoyed the way Erin Phillips set this story across the imaginary world of Florencia. I enjoyed how she included mythical characters like faeries, giants, satyrs, gryphons, and gnomes. It was a very enchanting tale! Miss Phillips is a masterful storywritter and it shows in the way she weaves her story.

As stated above, this is a fantasy retelling of the Biblical story of Esther. There were quite a few things that strayed from the original story and that is the reason why I docked a few stars. As a stand-alone fiction, this novel would be excellent! To advertise/claim it as a retelling of a Biblical story brings a certain responsibility in my opinion. For fear of giving away spoilers, I will just ask that anyone who reads this novel also go to their Bible and re-read the book of Esther.