Genre:
Fantasy / YA
Fantasy / YA
Romanov
by Nadine Brandes
| -From Goodreads- The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the Bolshevik army is after them, and he’s hunted Romanov before. Nastya’s only chances of saving herself and her family are to either release the spell and deal with the consequences, or enlist help from Zash, the handsome soldier who doesn’t act like the average Bolshevik. Nastya has only dabbled in magic, but it doesn’t frighten her half as much as her growing attraction to Zash. She likes him. She thinks he might even like her. That is, until she’s on one side of a firing squad . . . and he’s on the other. ISBN-13: 9780785217244 She died that day in 1918...or did she? I started Romanov with very mixed feelings. On one hand, I have long been fascinated by Anastasia's story and I love Nadine Brandes, but, on the other hand, I know how the true story ends with an entire family being brutally annihilated. Dark much? |  This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.
 Nadine Brandes |
While I confess that I did like Nadine Brandes's previous book, Fawkes, a little more than this one, I was still intrigued by and totally immersed in Romanov. The mix of surprisingly accurate history, magic, and even a little romance was excellent. Nastya's world was both familiar and yet different. The blend of magic and the real world is seamless.
One thing I will touch on is that this book is aimed at a YA audience, and, while it is equally entertaining for adults such as myself, the story is based on historical fact and is a bit violent for the younger kiddies.
At the close of the story I can genuinely say that I enjoyed Romanov. Author Nadine Brandes's portrayal of the emotions surrounding the Romanov family's exile and death, Nastya's determination to protect her family and her struggles with forgiving her captors etc., is so plausible that I can't help but think the real Anastasia must have felt the same way at times. By turns tragic and full of hope this book is sure to entertain, make you think, and you'll wonder....what if?
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Romanov by Nadine Brandes a 4.5 Bark rating.
One thing I will touch on is that this book is aimed at a YA audience, and, while it is equally entertaining for adults such as myself, the story is based on historical fact and is a bit violent for the younger kiddies.
At the close of the story I can genuinely say that I enjoyed Romanov. Author Nadine Brandes's portrayal of the emotions surrounding the Romanov family's exile and death, Nastya's determination to protect her family and her struggles with forgiving her captors etc., is so plausible that I can't help but think the real Anastasia must have felt the same way at times. By turns tragic and full of hope this book is sure to entertain, make you think, and you'll wonder....what if?
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Romanov by Nadine Brandes a 4.5 Bark rating.
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