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I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
Last year, I read my first novel by Roseanna M. White, and I ended up loving it.
You can check out that review below:
The second title in the series was on my list of most anticipated releases for 2022, and I was so excited to dive into it.
Unfortunately for me, Bethany House has become a lot stickier about who they approve to read their titles from NetGalley, and so I wasn't approved to read it, and had to end up waiting for the Libby App in my library region to get it.
Once it was finally my turn to read it, I dived right in, and today I'm here to tell all of you whether it lived up to the hype I had for it.
Keep reading below for my full review.
To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White:
Source: Libby App
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication Date: January 18th, 2022
Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction
Series: The Secrets of the Isles
Synopsis:
Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. As an adolescent, she dreamed of love in London's ballrooms. Now, stumbling across an old map on her family's property, she's found more adventure than she ever craved in the hunt for pirate treasure. Unfortunately, Beth can't escape the attentions of her family's guest, Lord Sheridan.
Sheridan has spent years pursuing whatever archaeological interests caught his imagination. And when he discovers that Beth's search connects with one of his favorite pirates of history, he can't help getting involved. Plus, he finds her irresistible, even though she insists he stole a prized possession of hers.
As they work together following different clues and drawing closer to danger, they start to piece together a story of tragic love and piratical adventure. But the true surprise is the treasure they discover in each other.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
To Treasure an Heiress was one of my most anticipated reads for 2022, and I was excited to be back with these characters on their quest to discover an ancient buried treasure. I loved getting to hear more about Libby and Oliver, and I truly adored Beth and Sheridan as the main characters in this one. Sheridan was truly quirky, hilarious and adorable, and his and Beth's journey is swoon worthy and heart warming as they start to see each other in a different light.
I wasn't expecting the addition of Senara's character, and I thought it added another depth to developing story. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Ainsley uses the pearl as an illustration of what it truly means for Jesus to sacrifice for our sins, and it was a truly beautiful moment in the story.
So while I loved the romance, the mystery, the additional details about the Isles of Scilly, the plentiful cast of characters, and the fact that most of the story stays pretty clean, this one didn't end up being a five star read for me.
I noticed a couple of weird inclusions in The Nature of a Lady, but To Treasure an Heiress kind of took it a step further. Considering this is marketed as Christian fiction, and included many references about the importance of Jesus and trusting Him throughout everything, I was really saddened by the way that Sheridan's faith is almost represented as a deconstruction, and nothing seems to ever be truly resolved there by the end of the story. I also thought his obsession with the Druid culture kind of went a bit far, and it seemed really out of place in a Christian fiction title.
Final Rating: 4/5.
Still a wonderful story, but not without its share of problems, and something to be mindful of when choosing to pick this one up.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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