4 out of 5 stars
There were no surprises in HONORED REDEEMED, but I still
enjoyed the journey.
Prosperity Jones’s journey is one of heartache and
heartbreak. She has lost her father to the sea, her fiancé to a military post
across the ocean, and her mother to consumption. With nothing left for her in
Nantucket, Prosperity decides to make the arduous journey to Key West to be
with her beloved David. With nothing but a few coins, a single bag, and the
memories of their great love, Prosperity imagines the surprise she will see on
David’s face when she arrives unexpectedly. Unfortunately, it is Prosperity who
is surprised. Not only has David wed someone else, but his new wife is great
with child. Thinking it a cruel joke, Prosperity can’t fathom how David—a man
of great honor, discipline, and self-control—could’ve veered so far from the
morals he wore like armor. When reality sets in, and with nowhere to go, Prosperity
realizes she must now make a life for herself in Key West.
Taking a job at a local hospital, Prosperity attracts the
interest of Doctor Goodenow. Though he is several years her senior, she is
thankful for his friendship and the help he offers to get her established in
the town she can’t afford to leave. After a while, Dr. Goodenow makes his
intentions clear to Prosperity, and though he is kindhearted and an upstanding
citizen in the small community, her heart belongs to David.
While Prosperity continues to pine for David, David
struggles with his new reality and the unfitting behavior that has put him in his
current predicament. He loves Prosperity with all his heart, but knows he needs
to be a man of honor and principle to his new wife, and his child that she
carries.
I liked HONORED REDEEMED. Though it was predictable, it
still kept my interest. Prosperity was a pull-up-your-bootstraps kind of woman
who only got stronger as the book went on. David was a tortured soul—who instead
of believing his gut—put his pride on the shelf to show himself a man of honor.
The only negative I have regarding HONOR REDEEMED was the character development
of Aileen. I feel Ms. Johnson took the easy way out by not making her a little
more likable. It was easy, as a reader, to discard Aileen because of her
behavior. To have had more of an impact/struggle I believe Aileen’s back story
should have been included so that the reader would’ve at least understood more
about Aileen and the predicament she found herself in.
Overall, an enjoyable book I would recommend.
Book provided for review purposes.
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