Not By Sight Book Review

Title: Not By Sight

Author: Kate Breslin

Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction, World War One, England, Romance, Spies

Plot: Grace, fueled by her concern for her twin brother fighting in France and her participation in the suffragette movement, attends a masquerade ball with her maid to hand out white feathers of cowardice. She meets the charming and handsome Jack Benningham who has quite the reputation, and gives him one of her feathers before being forcibly evicted from the ball. Several months later, Grace is still trying to do her part when she and Agnes, her maid, ship out to Devonshire to work with the Women's Forage Corps baling hay for the Calvary. What she finds in Devonshire, lurking in the lonely halls of his mansion, takes her by surprise.

Jack was always doing his part for his country as a spy by night and a playboy by day. But when a horrible accident leaves him scarred and blind, he retreats to his family mansion in Devonshire in a desperate search for solitude. Instead, he gets the attentions of the fiery Grace and her little circle of female friends. Slowly, he begins to open up to her, until his friend Sir Marcus arrives with news that will break their fledgling relationship and send him plunging back into darkness.

Likes/Dislikes: I've always enjoyed classic spy stories and the First World War is a particularly interesting period to me, so this book was a delicious treat in that respect. I learned more about how the women handled the changes of that era and what they did to support their men overseas. I also greatly enjoyed the tender love story blossoming on the pages. I was frequently reminded of Beauty and The Beast, my all time favorite fairy tale. This was a wonderful book and the first time I've read a work by the author; I'm looking forward to more adventures by Mrs. Breslin!

Rating: PG-15 and up, mainly for reading level and content {battles, descriptions of scars, a couple kisses, past history of prostitution, etc. but nothing at all graphic}. Very clean story.

Date Review Written: August 11th, 2015.

I received a free copy of this book via Bethany House in exchange for an honest opinion. I wasn't required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.