I know. This book is about the baby Jesus' family and is written by the guy who wrote Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. So if you're religious and worried it will be disrespectful, I get it. But the pleasantly surprising thing is - it isn't disrespectful! It's clever.

The book is about a thief known as the Antioch Ghost who has built up quite a reputation for himself. When he's captured and escapes with the two other thieves in the prison they all run for it, and stop to rest in a stable where a baby has just been born.

They don't want to be there, they don't want to help the little family, but Balthazar (the Antioch Ghost) ends up helping them, and they him as they tear across the desert, away from Herod and his soldiers. And although Balthazar ain't religious, even he has to admit there's just something about the baby, something special.

The book was gory. There was violence. But then it was surprisingly sweet whenever baby Jesus was around. And I liked hearing Mary and Joseph say a few lines. Their personalities aren't exactly fleshed out in traditional texts, right?

So it was weird. It's not for everyone (I'm thinking of my in-laws, here), but if you think you might even like it a little then give it a shot. Its a good read.