Light to My Path Book

I had to read the last book in the series, even though I didn't really have high hopes for this book. Good thing about that? My hopes were raised. The first half read like a completely different author. It was riveting. Definitely my favorite from the series, and I was SO happy to see what came of Grady!!

Grady and Anna were realistic characters. Their hopes and their sorrows felt real. I love how different Grady and Anna were. Grady's hatred toward slavery and being different from white men is revealed in all his words and actions, while Anna lives content with her lot as maid to Claire (don't get me started on her!!!).

I love how you see wicked black and white people, and then on reverse good black and white people. It goes to show that all mankind is accountable before God; no race is inferior to another! And Grady, as much as he hated the racism against his race, had the same issues in his heart against the white people.

The battle scenes were fascinating, although a lot of them were told instead of shown which at times didn't make it as interesting. I didn't like the middle as much as the first and last parts. I felt the romance was better in this book, although there was one scene in particular that insinuated sexual activity, but only between a married couple and it was not detailed (you just get the idea :)).

I LOVED the end and how Grady returned to his former home. My only gripe there is that you don't see him meeting his mother again. But I'm so glad he found forgiveness and freedom!

There were so many good characters in this book. Delia, Joseph, Grady, Anna, Mr. Fuller (he is my favorite Southern character. He owned slaves, but he was reasonable to them, although I'm not condoning his actions), Claire (Like I said, don't get me started. She drove me nuts), and many others.

If you like a good historical fiction about the slavery and Civil War, read this. The only thing I will mention to Civil War lovers...a couple times I felt like the author seemed to think the only reason why there was a war was because of slavery. But don't let that stop you from reading this as it wasn't a big issue.