We’ve made it through another week, and that means it’s time for another First Line Friday! Today I’m featuring a book set in my home state of Maine: At Lighthouse Point by Suzanne Woods Fisher.

“It was a long way home.”

At Lighthouse Point by Suzanne Woods Fisher

The Basics

Title: At Lighthouse Point

Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher

Series: Three Sisters Island (Book 3 of 3)

Publication Date: May 4, 2021

Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance

My Rating: 3.5 Stars

From the Back Cover: Blaine Grayson returns to Three Sisters Island with a grand plan–to take Camp Kicking Moose to the next level. Her dream starts to unravel when she discovers Moose Manor’s kitchen has been badly remodeled by her sister, Cam, who doesn’t know how to cook. Added to that blow is the cold shoulder given by her best friend, Artie Lotosky, now a doctor to the unbridged Maine islands.

As old wounds are opened, Blaine starts to wonder if she made a mistake by coming home. Little by little, she must let go of one dream to discover a new one, opening her heart to a purpose and a future she had never imagined. 

Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to the coast of Maine for a story that reminds you to release what doesn’t matter and cling to what does: faith, family, and friendships.

My Thoughts

At Lighthouse Point, the conclusion to the Three Sisters Island series, follows the Grayson family through another summer at Camp Kicking Moose on Three Sisters Island off the coast of Maine. This story focuses on the youngest sister, Blaine, and picks up two years after the last book left off. She is arriving back on the island after two years in Paris, and things have changed in her absence – including the kitchen she was hoping to remodel and turn into her own restaurant at the camp.

While I enjoyed the story overall, something I found a little lacking was the character development. Some of the reactions characters had to problems seemed a little unrealistic to me – almost a little shallow or childish. One of the characters I did enjoy, though, was Blaine’s friend from Paris, Jean Paul. His klutzy moments provided some comic relief, and he had some wise advice for every member of the family. I did also enjoy seeing Artie and Blaine reconnect and come to terms with some unresolved issues in their friendship. Overall, this book is a light summer read and a good conclusion to the series.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.