I liked the first 2 books of this series retelling the Bible a little better, but it is the easiest way to know and understand the books of I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Nehemiah at the end of the book was my favorite part. Another great way to paraphrase is shown in the quote: "You are not your usual sunny self," Artaxerxes observed one day to Nehemiah.