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3.78 AVERAGE

emotional mysterious
dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

I’m thinking doing this on audio was a MISTAKE. I feel like I missed so many details and jumbled so many characters (also did we ever solve the father and sisters murder?).

However the writing was LUSH and I loved the fairytales. I do feel like I could already do with a reread.

4.6/5 - I loved this story spanning almost a century. This story is rooted in storytelling, family, and discovery. Valentin and Tonya's story had me hooked from the beginning. I loved Tonya's POV the most. Honestly, the mystery of the dolls was the part I found least interesting about the story, otherwise I loved watching how Rosie discovered the truth of her family's past. If you like historical fiction connected to Russia - would highly recommend!
challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very forgettable story and it was truly a disappointment considering the topics in the book
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes