Review: The Brightest of Dreams

The Brightest of Dreams

by Susan Anne Mason

About the Book

Quinten Aspinall is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased father to keep his family together. To do so, he must travel to Canada to find his younger siblings, who were sent there as indentured workers while Quinn was away at war. He is also solicited by his employer to look for the man's niece who ran off with a Canadian soldier. If Quinn can bring Julia back, he will receive his own tenant farm, enabling him to provide a home for his ailing mother and siblings.

Julia Holloway's decision to come to Toronto has been met with disaster. When her uncle's employee rescues her from a bad situation, she fears she can never repay Quinn's kindness. So when he asks her to help find his sister, she agrees. Soon after, however, Julia receives some devastating news that changes everything.

Torn between reuniting his family and protecting Julia, will Quinn have to sacrifice his chance at happiness to finally keep his promise? 

My Thoughts

A shining voice in Christian fiction brings a heartwarming tale of faith, hope, family, and redemption.

I love sweet Christian romance. Much of my teen years were spent reading books by authors like Gilbert Morris and Melody Carlson, so reading books in this genre is always like coming home for me. That’s why I like Susan Anne Mason. I loved her debut Irish Meadows and have enjoyed other books by her. The Brightest of Dreams, while not my favorite offering, was a good read. I loved Julia and Quinn. They make a wonderful couple and I’m pretty sure Quinn is one of the kindest, most loyal hearted heroes I’ve read about in recent memory. There were parts of the story that were hard for me to read (too sad!) and so I skipped over those, but I loved reading about Julia and Quinn and was happy with the ending.

This, of course, is wrapped in Mason’s skilled prose that I just love. Her style in so charming and it just makes me feel so good when I read it. And I love how her messages of faith are gently threaded throughout her novels. Not overbearing, but still very much present.

Avid readers of Christian fiction will love this endearing couple and the thoughtful style their story is told in.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.