I finished reading this about a week and a half ago. I had read the first two books in the series about 15 years ago and never finished the trilogy off. I finally took the leap and it took forever for me to finish this one, about 6 months. I cruised through the first 200 or so pages that were primarily dealing with David which was really interesting. But then halfway through Solomon I got burnt out and couldn't get myself to read it consistently or more than just a few pages each night. It resembled my actual reading of the Old Testament where I cruised through Genesis and some of the first few books of the Bible only to get bogged down in the likes of 1 Chronicles.
Overall the book was good and I learned a lot that I missed during my own reading of the Old Testament when I read it that one time. It did a good job of mixing history with scripture. It also helped me become a bit more familiar with some unsung heroes that don't get the attention they deserve, such as Hezekiah who has become one of my new favorites.
Glad I read this, glad I finished the trilogy once and for all and glad I can now get back to reading some novels that I have been missing during these last 6 months.
