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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 3/5
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Language - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: From the Ashes of June
Book Author: Mel Stone
What do you like about this book:
This book is a story about the riots that occurred in London in June of 1790. Sophie, the unmarried daughter of a duke, and her very pregnant friend, Nora, first encounter the mob during a walk near Westminster Abbey. When it seems they are going to be trampled, a very large and handsome gentleman comes to their rescue and escorts them safely home. After that rescue, Nathaniel seems to have an uncanny ability to sense when Sophie needs his help. Though she is a strongly independent woman, she rather enjoys his assistance and his company.
I was previously unaware of the events that occurred in London during this time period. I enjoyed learning of them through Sophie’s perspective. I found that I could easily relate to Sophie and was drawn in to the story. I also loved the character of Lil Rob.
Even though the subject matter in this book is heavy, there were several infusions of humor that I appreciated.
This is a short read and is relatively clean. There are a couple of instances of profanity and there is two occurrences of sexual overtones m, but there are no sex scenes. The violence is prevalent and is to be expected given the subject matter, but I did not find it overly graphic.
I recommend this book to the adult reader who enjoys a good Historical Fiction novel.
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.