I've read Seth's other book Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer, and I really enjoyed that. Delving into this book, was pretty interesting. I enjoyed the take of the 3 wise men breaking Mary and Joseph out of Bethlehem when Herod put out the decree to kill all new born sons. But what I really enjoyed was Mary and Joseph's struggles with the whole 'their baby is the Messiah' thing. When Joseph recants the story of how Mary came to him prior to be wed, she tells him that she is with child and it's not his, it's 'Gods'...His inner struggles believing she's lying, or maybe mad or completely telling the truth. And on the flipside of Mary suddenly being chosen to carry the son of 'God' when all she really wanted was a quiet life with family and friends, really brings out a side of her that a lot of the scriptures don't talk about.

I enjoyed Balthazar's broken faith in gods and the only thing he believes in is the sword in his hand...but yet he has the capacity to love, ache and long for lost love in his past. I felt that brought a real human quality to him throughout the book.

Having said all that, I've read Lamb and I enjoyed the take on the 3 wise men whom Josh visits in order to understand his role in the world. But this take on the 3 wise men is a great take on the biblical fiction genre.