Phoebe's Light Book Review

I put a bunch of books on reserve at the library including this one because I have liked the books by Suzanne Woods Fisher in the past. I knew nothing about Phoebe's Light (Nantucket Legacy) by Suzanne Woods Fisher including the series but it is the first book in the series so I got lucky since I like to start at the beginning.  I am not great with historic books all the time because I often get stuck on the historical language so that it doesn't move as quickly as books set in the current time but that was not the case with this book.  I was into the book and finding out what was going to happen with the story and the journal that were both being revealed.

Phoebe Starbuck has always adjusted her sails and rudder to the whims of her father. Now, for the first time, she's doing what she wants to do: marrying Captain Phineas Foulger and sailing far away from Nantucket. As she leaves on her grand adventure, her father gives her two gifts, both of which Phoebe sees little need for. The first is an old sheepskin journal from Great Mary, her highly revered great-grandmother. The other is a "minder" on the whaling ship in the form of cooper Matthew Macy, a man whom she loathes.  Soon Phoebe discovers that life at sea is no easier than life on land. Lonely, seasick, and disillusioned, she turns the pages of Great Mary's journal and finds herself drawn into the life of this noble woman. To Phoebe's shock, her great-grandmother has left a secret behind that carries repercussions for everyone aboard the ship, especially her husband the captain and her shadow the cooper. This story within a story catapults Phoebe into seeing her life in an entirely new way--just in time.

In this brand-new series, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher brings her signature twists and turns to bear on a fascinating new faith community: the Quakers of colonial-era Nantucket Island.  This book took a little bit to get into the time period but once I was in with the great chracters, I was pulling for Phoebe to get everything that she deserved.  Although this was a mystery to know what we should root for at some parts in the book, Phoebe was trying to make the most of her life in this small town and decided that marrying Captain Foulger would be the best plan to save her father.  She trusted her new husband to pay her fathers debt before they left together on the boat to go whaling.  Phoebe was married and quickly taken to the boat that was leaving that night where she had constant sea sickness that didn't resolve.  Her saving grace was Silo, the cabin boy, who helped her get anything she needed.  She was also being watched over by Matthew because he loved her and he promised her father that he would.  Between the two of them, she was still near death on the boat from many factors but you have to pick up the book to find out what happens.  I think that you will be amazed with the twists and turns in this book because I certainly was.  It was a great story with great characters that made this book impossible to stop reading.  I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I have.