Genre: Historical Romance.

My Rating: 1 and ½ Stars.

Recommendation: I don’t recommend this book, as much as I tried I couldn’t finish this book.

My favorite character is: I didn’t really like any of the characters, with exception of Silo and Matthew. Phoebe Starbuck is spoiled and inconsiderate. Only caring for herself, to me she seemed weak, and she didn’t really care for Captain Foulger, it seemed like she loved that he was rich and popular. Matthew is okay he is trying to protect Phoebe from Captain Foulger.

There are some spoilers, sorry.

Reasons I didn’t like Phoebe’s Light, Captain Foulger was married to a woman in another country when he married Phoebe, he treats Phoebe badly, he has Silo whipped for no reason, and leaves her on an island when he think she is dying. I personally don’t like the age gap between Phoebe and Captain Foulger, especially since he has a daughter Phoebe’s age who doesn’t like Phoebe. There was no redeeming value or lessons learned from these negative things.

Warning: Captain Foulger is killed, but when he is killed is not shown.

I did like that the book was well researched and it was neat reading about whaling.

I don’t mean to hurt Miss Fisher, but Phoebe's Light was not a book that I liked and I only read the required 80% of the book. It doesn't mean that you won't like Phoebe's Light.

I did not read all of the book so I don't know if there is anything else that would be a reason not to read Phoebe's Light.

I received this book from Celebrate Lit in exchange for my honest review and the thoughts are my own. ( )

Suzanne Woods Fisher begins another series that is destined to please enthusiasts of the Amish genre. This first book in the Nantucket Legacy series has all the elements—inspirational, romance, suspense, and historical—that make this story a beautifully flowing and compelling read.
There are plenty of suspense, drama, romance, and unexpected plot twists to make this book very difficult to put down. I highly recommend this book.
I received a free advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. March 23, 2023.

This first book of the Nantucket Legacy introduces Great Mary and Phoebe, Mary’s great granddaughter. Phoebe has inherited Great Mary’s journal, and she soon learns that the journal holds more than just family folklore. Chapters vacillate between Mary’s life in 1661 and Phoebe’s in 1767. Both are rich in history, with details concerning the setting and time periods. Phoebe longs to marry a whaling ship’s captain and sail away. She gets what she hoped for, but her hoped for adventure turns disastrous, in more than one way. Ironically, it was the secret in Great Mary’s journal which figured in both Phoebe’s unhappy marriage and her salvation. What an intriguing and exciting start to this trilogy! ( )

Ancestors from my mother's side of my family were in the original group of settlers in Nantucket, I know lot of the early history of my family who settled there and some about the second and the third group. I felt lacking in knowledge of early Quaker history and the author provides a much better understanding than I had before and I craved more information on the whaling history. There were many sea captains in my family and ship owners, at least one was a woman.

I devoured this book. I have decided to buy the remaining two books in this series. I loved the fictional story of Phoebe Starbuck because of the historical details and the feeling that the author put into Phoebe's character. Many parts of the fictional story blend in with Nantucket history.

Phoebe was a big contrast to Matthew Macy, they were two different kinds of Quakers. Phoebe took everything as the truth without any questioning but the Matthew character is more like me, finding God or the Light in other places than the traditional. I am 74 years old but like my fraternal grandmother, I have always been searching religious questions and have felt uncomfortable in settling down like Phoebe did in the book. This book is very inspiring and engaging on religion. I feel much more at home with the Quakerstory of Phoebe Starbuck because of the historical details and the feeling that the author put into Phoebe's character. Many parts of the fictional story blend in with Nantucket history. Phoebe was abig contrast to Matthew Macy, they were two different kinds of Quakers. Phoebe took everything as the truth without any questioning but the Matthew character is more like me, finding God or the Light in other places than the traditional. I am 74 years old but like my fraternal grandmother, I have always been searching religious questions and have felt uncomfortable in settling down like Phoebe did in the book. This book is very inspiring and engaging on religious thought.

Besides the story, a mystery is included which is tied to the Great Mary Coffin whose diary starting in 1658 and part of is in the journal that was given to her on her birthday in 1767.

I bought this for my own curiosity which will never be completely satisfied about the island where my ancestors lived there for many generation. ( )

Phoebe's Light by Suzanne Woods Fisher is the first book in the Nantucket Legacy series and I, for one, am glad to note that it is a first in a series as I cannot wait to read the next one. Fisher is an expert storyteller and she does not disappoint with Phoebe's story. The characters are strong and vibrant. Phoebe is determined, perhaps a bit naive and yet she faces life head-on with a confident faith. Matthew has abandoned his faith for all its religious trappings and though he hides behind cynicism, he is a faithful friend. Barnabas, Phoebe's father, is a man who keeps on trying; despite failures, he never gives up and he loves his daughter. It was such a pleasure to get to know these characters and others in this book. A few twists to the plot were expected but there were a few that were 'wow, I didn't see that coming!' The author has written a dual story in this book as she uses Phoebe's great-grandmother's diary to allow readers to see a parallel life from years earlier. Lots of history and interesting facts about Nantucket and the whaling industry in the early colonial years of Quakers in Massachusetts help to keep the pages turning. Phoebe's Light is a wonderful book of regret--if only one could live life backwards--, the troubles that pride can bring and of learning to recognize love and to trust God in the dark, knowing that He is the Light to bring one through whatever difficulties might arise.
I received a complimentary copy of the book and was not required to write a review. The opinions are my own. ( )