Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage

Reading Level
Grade 8
Time to Read
5 hrs 5 mins

Reading Level

What is the reading level of Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage?

Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage is 7th and 8th grade.

Expert Readability Tests for
Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage

Readability Test Reading Level
Flesch Kincaid Scale Grade 5
SMOG Index Grade 8
Coleman Liau Index Grade 7
Dale Chall Readability Score Grade 7

Reading Time

5 hrs 5 mins

How long to read Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage?

The estimated word count of Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage is 76,105 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 5 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 8 hrs 28 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 50 mins.

Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage - 76,105 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 8 hrs 28 mins
Average 250 words/min 5 hrs 5 mins
Fast 450 words/min 2 hrs 50 mins
Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage by Christopher de Vinck
Authors
Christopher de Vinck

More about Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage

76,105 words

Word Count

for Ashes: A WW2 historical fiction inspired by true events. A story of friendship, war and courage

352 pages

Pages
Paperback: 352 pages
Kindle: 332 pages

8 hours and 11 minutes

Audiobook length


Description

A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear them apart forever, during Hitler’s Nazi occupation of Belgium and France. Based on true events.For fans of All The Light We Cannot See and Tattooist of Auschwitz. Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable.But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee.In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been.