Name: Mount of Hope
ISBN: 9780692440797

Jamie Michele

A Victorian Tale of Young Love

Mount of Hope

Briar's Reviews

Mount of Hope was a wonderful historical, romance read!

This novel is set in the 19th century in England and follows the main characters Alfred and Julia, who are adoptive siblings. Julia is considered an ugly duckling and far from the wonder child Alfred is, especially since Julia was adopted when her parents passed. The young woman has feelings for her adoptive sibling that are very obvious, but Alfred seems a little oblivious to it all. Meanwhile, Alfred is falling for a beautiful young woman named Amelia, who might be more deceptive than she seems at first glance.

Overall, this novel was cute. It took a while for me to get into the plot, since it starts out rather slow. It is a great novel to read though! The language is beautiful and it is obvious that Jamie Michele translated it from the original copy of the book.

Alongside the slow speed, I did find the novel to have many cliches. Perhaps the cliches are very obvious since this is an older novel, but I guessed most of what would happen. Despite these two problems, this book is an incredible novel!

I would definitely suggest this to people interested in: Romance, historical novels, historical romances, and someone who just wants a short, quick read.

I give this book a three out of five stars, due to the slow pace and the cliches that were easily guessed throughout the novel.

I received this novel for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Mount of Hope A Victorian Tale of Young Love

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