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A review by jennyp0208
The Distant Beacon by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn
4.0
I'm glad I read this series. Overall, it was engaging with great characters and a moving plot. It was a good entertaining read. Now... it's far, far, far from perfect. Spoiling my complaint because I can't explain it without spoiling:
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Just like book #3, this wraps up way too neatly for my tastes. It just wasn't necessary for Louise and Catherine to be blood-relatives. And the discussion they have about their blood connection, IMHO, cheapens the miracle of the rest of their relationship. It's enough that two women of different cultures stepped across the gap to love each other the way they did. It's enough that Anne and Nicole bonded as sisters due to their experiences and faith, without them turning up to be cousins. It just was a silly overstep and I was disappointed. [/spoil]
Even with that complaint, I did really like this book series and do recommend it to anyone who wants a sweet novel that is Christian without being overbearing, has romance without smut, and focuses on real, honest, identifiable women.
[spoil]
Just like book #3, this wraps up way too neatly for my tastes. It just wasn't necessary for Louise and Catherine to be blood-relatives. And the discussion they have about their blood connection, IMHO, cheapens the miracle of the rest of their relationship. It's enough that two women of different cultures stepped across the gap to love each other the way they did. It's enough that Anne and Nicole bonded as sisters due to their experiences and faith, without them turning up to be cousins. It just was a silly overstep and I was disappointed. [/spoil]
Even with that complaint, I did really like this book series and do recommend it to anyone who wants a sweet novel that is Christian without being overbearing, has romance without smut, and focuses on real, honest, identifiable women.