"A Perfect Silhouette" by Judith Miller

About this book:

  “In 1850, Mellicent "Mellie" Blanchard takes a job at a mill in Manchester, New Hampshire, to help support her family. In search of additional earning opportunities, she approaches a daguerreotype shop owner with the proposal that he hire her to make paper cuttings or silhouette portraits for those who can't afford an expensive daguerreotype.

  When a particularly charming customer--whose broad smile and twinkling eyes catch her off guard--asks to escort her home, the seeds of romance begin to blossom. All the pieces of her new life seem to have fallen perfectly into place, but when her new venture brings her an unexpected opportunity, she is confronted with the truth that all is not as it seems. Will Mellie, who is keeping secrets of her own, find happiness in the new life she has carved out for herself in the busy mill town?”

Series: As of now, no.

Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Prayers; Talks about God, forgiveness, & His plans; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Church going & a sermon; Mentions of God, forgiveness, & His plans; Mentions of prayers, praying, answered prayers, thanking God, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, pastors, sermons, services, hymns, & denominations; A few mentions of those in the Bible; A mention of a Christian’s duty; A mention of martyrdom.

 

 

Negative Content- A bit of eye rolling; Morgan hides his identity & therefore has to tell some lies; Many mentions of embezzlement, gambling, & lotteries (Mellie and Morgan are both against gambling of any kind); Mentions of deception, lies, & lying; Mentions of threats; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of jail & theft; A few mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of a mill accident & death (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of a suicide; A mention of slavery; A mention of drinking; A mention of tobacco;

             *Note: Mentions of authors & books.

 

 

Sexual Content- a cheek kiss, two forehead kisses, a barely-above-not-detailed kiss, and a semi-detailed kiss; Touches; Noticing; A couple mentions of kisses; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of romance novels; A mention of untoward remarks to a woman; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: A mention of a mother who died in childbirth; A mention of a buxom woman.

 

-Mellicent "Mellie" Blanchard

-Morgan Stark

                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                     Set in 1850

                                             336 pages

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My personal Rating-

This was, of course, a predicable love story, but it was a cute predicable love story. Pretty cute.

I found the book to be a little slow at the beginning and a little rushed at the end. But I liked how Mellie stuck to her principles against lotteries and how forgiveness was an important topic. I did find it strange that Mellie and Morgan went off without a chaperone (because it is set in 1850) and I wasn’t a fan of how he kissed her (on the cheek and forehead) before they discussed how they felt about each other. Besides these things, it was a very clean book with a good amount of Spiritual Content. 

 

 

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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.