I was very much looking forward to this third novel in Jody
Hedlund’s Beacons of Hope series. Undaunted Hope is Tessa Taylor’s story
after leaving her sister and brother-in-law’s light house and starting out on
her own life. No worries if you have not
read any of the other books in the series.
This novel can be read very well as a stand-alone. I, myself, have only read the previous book
where we meet Tessa and her family.
Tessa was not a character I cared much for due to her attitude and
conniving ways in the previous book. She
did something that almost ruined her sister’s chances for true love and did
ruin her reputation. Here in this story,
a few years have passed she has matured, and is hoping for a second chance to
start over in a town as a schoolteacher without the shadow of scandal. The moment she steps off of the ship she has
her work cut out for her and has an uphill battle. Though she is quite determined and has
learned from her past mistakes, this redeemed character lives up to the title
undaunted and was a joy to root for. She
loves teaching, but this town has some dark secrets that threaten her and those
she comes to care about. There is a very
evil man and two brothers that are the light keepers that vie for her
attention. This book was a satisfying read and a roller
coaster of emotions. Sometimes I wanted
to smack the heroes and the town for letting some of things that were going on
to continue. What was very interesting
was the author’s note in the back where Ms. Hedlund received some of her
inspiration. Even though this story was
fiction, some of the events were inspired by true stories. I received a copy of this book for an honest
review from Bethany House Publishers and the opinions are my own.
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