Minding the Light Suzanne Woods Fisher. (Book Review)

About the book:

Six long years ago, Captain Reynolds Macy sailed away from his bride, looking forward to the day when he would return to Nantucket Island with a ship's hold full of whale oil. But when that momentous day finally arrives, Ren soon discovers that everything has changed in his absence. Everything. Suzanne Woods Fisher welcomes readers back to the Quaker community on Nantucket Island for a riveting love story full of unexpected moments.

My thoughts: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half.

Minding the Light: "an expression used to remind Quakers that there is an inward Light in each of them that can reveal God's will, if its direction is listened to and followed."

 This just makes me love the title even more! 

I'm not really sure why I requested to review this book in the first place. 

I'm not a fan of Quakers, I do not willingly read books about them, because honestly they make me angry with their rules and such. But this book pleasantly surprised me! I enjoyed it waaay more than I thought I would!

  I liked the characters. While the story was a little predictable, it was still enjoyable. 

 

 There is fullness of joy in the presence of God.

 I did love how the characters relied on God and His goodness. Daphne, the main character, was very inspiring in that she never stopped believing in God and His goodness even through hard trials. 

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When Daphne came outside to join Ren, they watched the fireflies flicker in their dance. "  Tis a wonder that insects can light up from within," he said. "Tis a wonder that illustrates what is in all of mankind. We all have that Light within." He took a deep breath. "Mayhap . . . to varying degrees." She cupped a firefly with her hands. "Some, I think, do not acknowledge the Light that is within them. Some let it smolder, but even then, all it takes is a spark to cause the Light to flare up again. But then there are those who . . . snuff out the wick."

 

See what I mean? Very inspiring!

Bottom line is, if you can handle a lot of thee's and thy's, if you love Christian fiction, if you want to learn interesting facts about the Quaker community, than this is definitely the book for you!