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3.78 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No

I listen to the audio and feel I would have liked this more if I read the book. 

I really enjoyed this book, and it would have gotten 5 stars if it had some stronger character development. One of the plotlines was just underdeveloped or simply unnecessary. Otherwise, a captivating read.
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

There were parts of this novel that were brilliantly done and other sections that seemed to drag on or lose some focus. I think this would have been stronger if it did not have non-linear components. 
emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love an historical fiction story written in multiple timelines, but I felt like this one tried to go in too many directions and it sacrificed some character development to do so. It was sooooooo close to being really great, but instead it was pretty good.

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Educational about the Russian Revolution while also being entertaining. Mysterious pasts encounter the present with dual timelines.