Marcus: A Soldier's Story

by Laura Guenot

Marcus, a young Roman soldier in first-century Jerusalem, longs for peace...yet has no idea how to obtain it. After an encounter with an unusual prisoner, will his life ever be the same?

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2020

About the author

An all-out coffee enthusiast, Laura loves writing historical fiction. In the rare moments when she's not engrossed in her latest writing project, she enjoys being with her family, reading great books, and just living life.

Reviews

[Angie Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not entirely sure why I had a hard time getting into this one. Marcus and Flavia's backstory confused me a little--the names are Roman, but then how did they end up in Jerusalem? That was never explained, that I saw, and it kept nagging in the back of my head. Also, I couldn't quite believe that a four-year-old and a baby had managed to survive completely on their own at that age. As far as the story itself, I liked it and wanted to enter into it, but--maybe it was just that everything moved so quickly and so much was happening at once? I just never was able to get past the surface and really feel the emotions that I wanted to. I know this author can get me there; I just wonder if maybe more time to get to really know and feel for the characters would have helped. There were a lot of depths there that I would have liked to explore a lot more!