"Top Gun" Started It All

Suzanne Woods Fisher, you never disappoint!  I have read and reviewed the last two books in the Nantucket Legacy series, and absolutely loved them! "The Light Before Day" won me over just like the last two, and had me on the edge of my seat anticipating how it may end.  The book is set in 1840 and we are now following an all grown up Henry Macy after he returns home from a three year long whaling voyage, and his twin sister Hitty who is enjoying her life working at the Cent School, all the while trying to catch the eye of a handsome widower. Their late grandmother has just passed when the book opens and they are informed that they are the benefactors of her massive fortune. Henry and Hitty struggle with accepting the fortune for their own personal reasons, especially since their are some hoops the twins will have to jump through to even receive the inheritance. If they do not abide by the rules, the inheritance will go to their uncle who stole everything from their f...

"The Sound of Distant Thunder" is the first Amish fiction I have read in a long time. I have read my fair share though, and I have always loved them, but this one did not meet my expectations. The book follows a young woman named Katie and her sweetheart, Jonas. They are a young couple starting to make plans for the future, and of marriage, during the time of the Civil War. When Jonas's brother gets drafted, Jonas takes his place, and goes against everything the Amish believe regarding not involving themselves in war. Will Katie and Jonas make it through the trials and distance of war and find their way back to each other to start their life together? You will, for sure and certain, have to read the book to find out. The fact that this book was going to follow an Amish man in the Army during the Civil War was a huge draw for me to read this book, but their was much to be desired. Their seemed to be a lot of plot holes and scenes that seemed unnecessary and had no t...