The Lightkeeper's Wife: An Honest Review

 The Light Keeper's Bride

                                                                        ~ 5 stars ~

 

 

 Author: Colleen Coble

 

Title: The Lightkeeper's Bride

 

Series: Mercy Falls (Book #2)

 

Genre: FICTION/Christian/ Romance 

 

Audience: Young Adult/ Adult  

 

 

Synopsis:

When Katie answers the call of duty, she awakens the call of her heart.

Katie Russell loves working as a telephone operator in Mercy Falls, California. But since childhood she has been expected to marry well. Her family presses for an engagement to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster and though he doesn't stir her heart, their engagement promises a secure financial future.

Working the phone lines one evening, Katie overhears a chilling exchange between her friend Eliza and a familiar male voice. Katie soon learns that Eliza has disappeared, and the crime may be linked to another investigation by handsome new lighthouse keeper, Will Jesperson. Katie and Will soon form an alliance. An alliance that slowly blossoms into something more.

Despite the danger surrounding her, Katie is powerfully drawn to Will. But she is not at liberty to marry for love. And though society forbids their growing affection, Katie can't help but notice Will's sense of peace. It's a peace that rests on his trust in God—a trust that Katie has never had to depend on, with her future so clearly mapped out before her.

But the more Katie uncovers of the mystery, the more she discovers about herself, her past, and the brilliant future that could be hers if only she has the courage to trust in God and follow where her heart so fearlessly leads.

 

Review: 

    Oh goodness, where do I start? Well, to begin, I loved how we got to learn a little bit about Katie in the first book The Lightkeeper's Daughter and I was very eager to see how she would play the heroine in The Lightkeeper's Bride. 

     

    I not the least bit disappointed. Katie seemed a little more on the modern side and I liked her personality: stubborn yet a little shy, realistic, and fiercely dedicated to those she loves and to the truth. Compared to the former novel it was refreshing to find that her relationship with God was on the edge as I love reading about people who are drawn back to the Lord. Katie was having trouble surrendering to God's will as she chose to like the predictable and control over things. Not in a possessive way, but in a way that tells us she wasn't eager to show her weakness and having control seemed to help her overcome the inadequacies she was feeling.  

 

    Now for Will. I fell in love with his character from the start. He was very similar to Katie, more on the fun-loving side but showed a determination that I had to admire. It was cool how he was seeking to become one of America's first "weather men", I always find it wonderful when I can read of a character who is involved in some turn-of-the-century occupations or inventions. Will is also very blunt...a little forward but no in an indecent way...and this gives him a very relaxed air. This part of his personality is what I think made a real allowance for a relationship between him and Katie. 

   

 

    The way Katie and Will started out was uhh...rocky. But *spoiler alert* they warmed up to each other once Katie moved into the lighthouse. I liked the way Katie, Will, Jennie, and Lady Carrington acted like one big happy family, forgetting formalities. I believe it gave them both the time to get to know each other in a more personal way, in a way that perhaps a normal courtship would have even offered. 

 

    Oh, and the mystery in this was wonderful! Once again Coble pulled a fast one on me and the bad guys were the good guys and the good guys were...well...if you have read the book you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't well...I hope I've just enticed you to read it😊 I liked how neither Will nor Katie gave up searching for the truth and learned so much along the way. 

 

    Again, a highly-recommended book by Coleen Coble. There was the right balance of faith, romance, and adventure in this novel, and it's even better if you read The Lightkeeper's Daughter beforehand but it can be easily read as a stand-alone, as there is a bit of re-cap in it of the previous book.

 

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