Book Review: Phoebe's Light by Suzanne Woods Fisher

I've said it before and I'll have to repeat myself that I truly love reading book series.  I truly feel that I get to know each and every character in depth and I usually feel I can visual the setting's much clearer as well.  The author is able to focus more on a shorter story and develop what is needed to truly capture the reader's attention. Phoebe's Light is the first in the Nantucket Legacy by Suzanne Woods Fisher.  Phoebe Starbuck has watched over and taken care of her father for many years. Her dream has been to marry Captain Phineas Foulger, but her father and others don't believe he's a good match for Phoebe.  His first wife passed away and his daughter is close to Phoebe's age and is greatly opposed to him marrying Phoebe.  

We have all heard the saying about the grass being greener on the other side. That's Phoebe's thinking that marrying the Captain will save her father from himself and give her a live of love and adventure. What she doesn't realize is that the adventure isn't always a good one or the one we want.  Phoebe is extremely seasick after she and the captain set sail.  The marriage is off to a rocky start and Phoebe doesn't understand why the captain seems to treat her as more of a child than his wife. Thankfully she has the friendship of her old friend, Matthew Macy, and a mute cabin boy named Silo.  Phoebe's Light is an easy read that is shedding light on some of the historical times that we might not otherwise know.  We get to know more about whaling and the lifestyle of the Quaker people.  




** I received this book free from Revell for my honest review.