Review: A View Most Glorious

 A View Most Glorious

by Regina Scott

About the Book

Headstrong Coraline Baxter has worked all her life to be more than the spoiled socialite others expect. When her fellow suffragettes in Tacoma, Washington, suggest that she should climb to the top of Mount Rainier to prove that a woman can do anything, she instantly resolves to do it. And if she can climb Mount Rainier, her mother promises to stop pressuring her to get married to the wealthy Cash Kincaid. All Cora needs is a guide to get her to the top of the mountain.

Nathan Hardee may look like a mountain man, but he once ruled the halls of society. He left all that behind after his father broke under the financial pressure from Kincaid. To best Kincaid now, Nathan agrees to guide Cora up the mountain.

Climbing Rainier will require all of Cora’s strength and will lead her and Nathan to rediscover their faith in God and humanity. These two loners make unlikely partners in righting a wrong and may just discover that only together is the view most glorious.

My Thoughts

I absolutely loved this book! I am a huge fan of anything to do with suffragettes and reading about them is one of my favorite past times, so I immediately knew this was going to be the book for me. It did not disappoint, and I enjoyed it even more than I’d anticipated.

Cora was my favorite kind of heroine. She was smart and strong and passionate about the women’s suffrage movement. Yet she also had a kind heart that cared for the less fortunate. It was so fun to read about her going from dressing in luxurious ball gowns for elegant dinner parties and nights at the opera to following her journey up the mountain in the name of women’s right. I loved reading about this head-strong woman who fell in love with Mount Rainier.

And Nathan was my favorite kind of hero. He has strong opinions of his own, yet is not domineering toward Cora, nor does he try to hem her in. Though he had been disillusioned after his father’s death, reading about him letting go of the past and embracing a future with Cora was wonderful.

Mount Rainier is a character itself in the book and what a stunning setting for a story it was! I learned a lot about the mountain as I read about Cora and Nathan’s hike. The author’s passion and familiarity with Rainier is abundantly clear in this book and she writes about the landmark with such appreciation and care. Reading about the meadows of wildflowers, the camps, and the snowcapped top was just awe inspiring.

A View Most Glorious is one of my new favorite books. I highly recommend this book to those who loves Christian historical fiction…or just a good read in general.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.