Beyond All Dreams

Closer to 2.5 Stars. This was just...fine. Boring all the way through. I liked Luke's temper. 10/10 can relate. Didn't like that he felt bad about it. I agreed lol.

There was a scene where his nephew/ward burned the school books LUKE had paid for in a bonfire bc he wanted to be a painter and Luke took the nephew's painting supplies and added them all to the fire in a rage. He felt bad afterward and was “ashamed” but nothing was said about the nephew burning his literal expensive school books. I'm on angry Luke's side and didn't like that his justified anger was so discouraged

Elizabeth Camden writes another fabulous novel! Her writing style and characters had me as an avid fan in Into the Whirlwind (which still stands as my favorite Historical fiction novel!) and I was not disappointed with Beyond All Dreams! The way Camden words her story draws you in and lets you connect with all of the characters. The plot was very intriguing and I loved uncovering all of the small mysteries with Luke and Anna.

I did find the characters to be almost identical, in way of personalities, as the characters from Into the Whirlwind. Though there were a little differences here and there, I think that if she were to swap names with the other book (Zack and Molly), it would go equally as well for both books. It would be nice to read some diversity in personality types, but I loved both books so this is not negative!

The main reason that this book was unique from other books that I've read, is that the characters actually communicated when they misunderstood something! In most historical romance novels, something will be misunderstood and the characters will fight until either someone else reveals the true meaning, or something terrible happens (If you're familiar with historical fiction, you know the routine.). But not so in this! The characters developed a really good habit of communicating through their differences, they still disagreed, but it was a much more refreshing read!

I rate Beyond All Dreams 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it to everyone who loves Historical romance/fiction!

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3 1/2 stars for realistic attraction between the main characters.