Quest for Love Reviews
by Jean Hart Stewart
Book FOUR of the series, Songs of the Mages
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Night Owl Review - 5 Stars! Top Pick!
This is my favorite book in the Mages series to date. I really and truly loved Jason and Jono. I was sad to read that Jason felt the need to have to find his own path in life and I could see how hurt Jono was but didn't express to his twin. I could understand the need for Jason to find the part of him that wasn't wrapped up in his twin and when he arrived in Ireland I could see just how badly he really did need it.

Quest for Love Nominated for 2011 Best Paramornal Book!!

Aislinn is a wonderful and fabulous lead woman, her strength and loyalty just oozes off the pages. I found it so interesting and almost found a bit of another story in her struggle with her loyalty and beliefs in the Quaker religion. I loved being able to see her struggling with her connection to Jason and her beliefs in her religion.

And Brady....sweet Brady. He owned my heart in this story. I wanted to scoop him up in my arms and never ever let him go. What a sweet and loving child that I loved seeing grow through out the story. I am so hoping that Ms. Stewart continues the Songs of the Mages because I would love to read about Jono and Vicky's path as well.

I again, highly recommend book four in the Songs of the Mages, you don't have to have read the first three but trust me that you will love following the story through the family and falling in love with them.

Book Binge Review
I have to say that this was one of those stories that I would characterize as “lovely.” Jason was on a journey of self-discovery and what Maslow would call “self-actualization.” He needed to be his own person so he followed his “inner voice” and he found a single lady who was a really beautiful person but an out and out declared devotee to the cause of non-violence. As a Quaker she was committed to finding peace, and as such, she wasn't too “wowed” by Jason, his personal reputation which she considered disreputable, and his war record as an ace flyer during WWI. Jason was drawn to her kindness and her desire to be a help to anyone in need. He was particularly delighted when he realized that she was seeking to bring some joy and kindness into a little boy who was the “ward” of the leader of her Quaker community. Somehow, the man himself made something inside her uncomfortable, and the boy himself presented what psychologists would have termed a “flat affect” in his actions and reactions to others around him. Aislinn became determined to change that if she could. In the course of becoming acquainted, Aislinn's project with this little boy became Jason's as well.

This story is a true love story and while Jason is a mage—a magical person the like of whom Aislinn had never met nor believed existed—he became involved to the extent that his whole family used their gifts to help this little person. This is also a story about child abuse and the “front” some can even make of legitimate religion. This story does not make fun of Quakers; rather it points out that even truly good people can be fooled and let astray. It is also a story of the reclaiming of a young life and putting him back on the right path. It is an easy read—not fluffy, but not long—and it deals with some important life issues. It is one of those books that has the feel of being classical in its style. It is not one of our contemporary “hot to trot” books but there is sensuality and loving in the context of a kind and caring relationship.

This story is well written and testifies to Ms Stewart's abilities to tell an engaging story. I am looking forward to future Jean Hart Stewart books.

 

All books in the Songs of the Mages series
can be read as a stand alone book.