Garden of Madness is an exotic, well-crafted story about famous King Nebuchadnezzar and his fiery daughter Tia. The book’s rapid pacing, mixed with the ever constant threat of danger to the characters, made for a quick and enjoyable read.
Higley establishes a fascinating and detailed Babylon that held my attention and stirred my imagination. The plot blends fact and fiction, with the biblical prophet Daniel as a main character. I thoroughly enjoyed Garden of Madness and loved learning about this important historical time period.
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Thomas Nelson
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: ***
Violence/Gore: A character is verbally threatened; a character is slapped by her mother (two times); a character is hit by her father; in a non-detailed scene, soldiers kill accused traitors by sword; a body is discovered mutilated, with blood and gore (two times); a man is killed by soldiers.
Sex/Nudity: Kissing occurs a few times; a character is bathed by servants; sexual references are made in regards to the king’s harem, a wedding night, and an illegitimate child. It is reported that a woman was raped years ago and a child was conceived.
Mature Subject Matter:
God and religion; love; murder; sorcery.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
Wine is drunk by most characters.
