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A review by muggs33
The Lightkeeper by Susan Wiggs
3.0
In 1876 Washington Territory, a lighthouse attendant who has isolated himself after personal tragedy rescues the lone survivor of a shipwreck. The pregnant woman who washes up on his shores unravels his determination to finish his life as a passenger in it, forcing him to deal with his demons both real and imagined.
This is a classic historical romance written well, with a slow build toward the flowery spicy scenes included during the back third of the book (the kind where the sexual moments involve shooting stars and images of glorious sunsets). Our main characters were sweet and tormented, our supporting characters charming if slightly flat, and our villain creepy enough to be happy when justice finally serves.
I had some struggles with the timeline established by the author for the heroine's misadventures--she apparently sailed from Ireland to New York, to then SF by way of around Cape Horn and then on to Washington in less than a year with time along the way to have dealt with not being able to find work/accommodations in NY due to racism, a stop in Buenos Aires, and to again experience the same issue in SF to drive her into the arms and bed of a man and end up washed ashore in Washington already 4 months pregnant. I mean...I guess it's possible but wow.
Overall though, the book was fine. It was sweet, a nice cozy read for the start of the year.
This is a classic historical romance written well, with a slow build toward the flowery spicy scenes included during the back third of the book (the kind where the sexual moments involve shooting stars and images of glorious sunsets). Our main characters were sweet and tormented, our supporting characters charming if slightly flat, and our villain creepy enough to be happy when justice finally serves.
I had some struggles with the timeline established by the author for the heroine's misadventures--she apparently sailed from Ireland to New York, to then SF by way of around Cape Horn and then on to Washington in less than a year with time along the way to have dealt with not being able to find work/accommodations in NY due to racism, a stop in Buenos Aires, and to again experience the same issue in SF to drive her into the arms and bed of a man and end up washed ashore in Washington already 4 months pregnant. I mean...I guess it's possible but wow.
Overall though, the book was fine. It was sweet, a nice cozy read for the start of the year.