"Refining Fire" by Tracie Peterson is a delightful tale of two young women, who have sworn off marriage, falling in love. It's set in 1889 Seattle and one of the aspects I enjoyed the most about this novel was the primness of the 'Aunts' who run the Bridal School where these two gals live. It served to make me very thankful to live in the age we do where women are free to travel alone, wear what they wish, and not wear bustles.
Truthfully, I found there to be very little plot in this book. However, whatever negativity that may draw out in my opinion is well overcome by the novel's lack of mind numbing miscommunication-esque dialogue so prevalent in romance novels. Two thumbs to the author for that! Finally two heroines who actually say what they feel and feel what they say. There are also no damsels in distress. Hooray again. (Why romance writers so often feel the need to have a loud mouth be inwardly incompetent lady as the basis for their stories is beyond me.)
The only caution I would give about this book is that human trafficking of Chinese women is spoken of. It is not graphic but it is there.
I was given a copy of this book by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
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