"Protecting the Poor" by Amanda Tero

About this book:

  “Sheriff Feroci is now lord over the province, and Abtshire has become a pit of injustice. Being forced into the lord’s service does not give Dumphey as many opportunities to help the poor as he desires. When attempts on his life drive him into the forest, this freedom opens a world of possibilities for helping others. But how can he do so when he is running for his life? And does God want him to do more than simply feed the poor?

   Noel has always hidden behind the shadow of his older brother, Dumphey. When life forces him to stand on his own, will he still follow God in the corrupt world in which he lives? Would God really call him to do something that is beyond his power to do?

   As Lord Feroci's sinister plot comes to light, each lad has a choice to make. A choice that could cost them their lives.”

 

 

Series: Book #3 in the “Tales of Faith” series. Reviews of Book #1 Here! and #2 Here! 

Spiritual Content- Many Scriptures are quoted, remembered, mentioned, & thought over (All the Scriptures quoted or mentioned throughout the book are listed at the back of the book in a section titled ‘Scripture Passages’); Many Prayers & Thanking God; Witnessing & Discussing with someone about believing in God; Asking for forgiveness from God; Feeling peace; Talks about God, being protected by Him, following Him, that vengeance is His, & those and events in the Bible; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; At the very end, there is a section asking if you have met the Master Author and why you should know Him; Many mentions of God, Jesus, being protected by Him, His path, following Him, & peace; Many mentions of prayers, praying, & thanking God; Many mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of blessings & counting them; A few mentions of believing the Scriptures with your heart; A few mentions of sins; A couple mentions of a man becoming a man of the Word (pastor).

 

 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: ‘curse you!’ is said a few times by a villain or towards the villain (another says that he shouldn’t speak evil of the man); A but of sarcasm (once); Seeing a murder (& struggling over guilt about it, up to semi-detailed); Almost killing someone (but stopping because of convictions) & giving for minor injuries to others (so not to kill them, barely-above-not-detailed); Threatening & being threatened (barely-above-not-detailed); Being attacked, fighting, passing out, being held in the stocks, pain, injuries, blood/bleeding (border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Many mentions of rebellions, battles, fights, injures, & deaths (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of weapons, attacks, injuries, & blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of killing (Dumphey does not want to kill anyone because of the Scripture, but they do aim for parts that would not kill the other side); Mentions of executions, hangings, the gallows, false accusations (including being a murderer), & crimes; Mentions of stealing & thieves/outlaws; Mentions of threats; Mentions of bribes & guilt for accepting one; Mentions of rumors; Mentions of hunting (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of treason; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of drinking & alcohol; A mention of an injured horse that probably won’t be able to rest because of it’s owner;

             *Note: A couple mentions of a man abandoning his wife for another woman & the comforts of sin.

 

 

Sexual Content- N/A.

 

-Dumphey

-Noel

                                P.O.V. switches between them & Feroci (once)

                                        {Medieval/Fantasy}

                                                   235 pages

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My personal Rating-

This was such a treat to read!

I’ve enjoyed the prior books in the series, but I think this may be my favorite of the series. The faith content was excellent and perfectly weaved into the story. I definitely saw elements of David and Goliath with Dumphey’s side of the story and then Moses and Aaron with Noel’s side, which I really enjoyed and thought were neat parts to this novella-length book.  

One thing I’ve always struggled with in the story of Robin Hood was, you know, the stealing aspect of the plot. I liked how the author covered this and the results of Dumphey & his lads not repaying evil for evil. (I want to say so much more, but can’t because of spoilers. But, trust me, I’m quite happy with that ending—and the epilogue!)

It was super clean (even with fighting parts) with no romance at all, so I would say it could even interest middle-grade readers—girls and boys.

 

 

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.