Reviewing STEADFAST HEART by Tracie Peterson: This is book one of the Brides of Seattle series.
This book has a beautiful cover, and quite humorous. It is written in the 1888 time period, and begins with several "God rest his soul" followed by "amen" -- to give you a feel of the setting and tone of the story. I also picked out some attitudes that apparently were present then, like "they were women and as such were weak and inconsistent" ... "God Himself knew that men and women did not think alike." These attitudes are carried through the story as it portrays the social etiquette in that time period. The morality of those days is very refreshing.
The author uses some words not often heard today i.e. plethora, Mugwump and purgative, and Skid Road vs skid row.
There is a beautiful witness of how to become a 'real' Christian and live the life Jesus expects us to live. She makes a good statement of 'a lot of folks worry about the whys of life rather than the who." Also when she says 'people pray more around religious holidays'!
While the author brings in murders, deceptions and mystery, I didn't feel they were tied together or completed by the end of the book. For me, it was not a page-turner, although it was 'interesting.' I guess I came away from it disappointed; it started out great but lost it at the end by not tying up loose ends.
I was given this book free to review from Bethany-Baker Publishing, without restriction as to my comments.
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Thursday, January 8, 2015
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