Under the influence of his wife who was HATED by the Russian people. Nikolai was very much a family man who loved his wife and children. The author claims extensive research, but here I believe she fails. And while I understand that of course, Anastasia would love her parents. The Romanov family was shown as the nicest people ever. If I remember correctly the 'Good morning' was wrong. Also, I saw that several times the Russian was done wrong as well. And unfortunately, it is not a good thing to be forced to google things, especially in fantasy. But, I really doubt that someone who does not speak a Slavic language will know all of them.

There is a lot of Russian words used to describe things. I have several things I need/want to point out. What to do now? And suddenly there are so many problems for me to unsee. Unfortunately, the author seems to be lost when she suddenly does not have a history to follow. Strangely enough, I prefer the textbook beginning. Following the myth that Anastasia and fully developing the fantasy element of this book.

And I'm not sure this is the desired result. However, the result is that it seems a bit textbook said from the POV of a teen girl. (No judgement, only stating my subjective feeling). There are some sentences that seem very similar. However, it seemed like she mainly used the Wikipedia article about the Execution of the Romanov family. The author then said that she did a lot of research. Roughly the first 60% follow the Romanov family from Tobolsk to Ekateringburg. But it's still an enjoyable read, and I think that you won't be disappointed reading this. Like the story is always the one note away for me to really enjoy. I believe that the book had great potential. And mainly how she's going to end the story, that's what I'm always curious to see. Well, mainly their end does.Īnd I was curious what Nadine Brandes would do with the story. The Romanov family fascinates people for a century. ***Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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