Reviews - The Last Russian Doll

671 reviews for:

The Last Russian Doll

Kristen Loesch

3.78 AVERAGE

aidlemaidle's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

brianneklodowski's review against another edition

2.0

This book had SO MUCH potential, but it just didn’t connect for me. I was distracted by so many characters and storylines (plus ghosts?) and I really struggled to get into it. It was a cool premise that I was so excited to see how it would end, but it just didn’t do it for me.

erin_c1010's review against another edition

2.0

I thought I’d enjoy reading about Russian history but kept getting pulled out of the story. Characters had multiple versions of a name and it became difficult to keep them straight. Not to mention characters that completely changed their names and characters you thought died but didn’t. Add in a romance that didn’t even feel believable plus ghosts? Ugh. I hate-read this only because it was my Book of the Month pick and I paid for it. Would’ve been one star but I liked the descriptions of the setting.

bhorne's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

medeazorba's review against another edition

5.0

This was definitely a slow burn. So much so I wasn’t even really sure how to classify the genre until I was a good way in, but it was engaging from the start and never stopped being so. I thought I knew where it was going, but it subverted my expectations. And the ending? I wept. So glad I picked this one up.

jacquimarri's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely engrossing. Both storylines are perfect. I cried

lindseysparks's review against another edition

1.0

This was a mess. I was interested in the story at first and that's why I didn't stop reading even when I started to feel like it wasn't actually going to go anywhere. I held out hope for too long. It doesn't really explain anything. It also doesn't even feel very Russian. I saw another review that said this could have been set any time any where and that seems accurate. I am also getting so tired of books with a modern timeline and a historical timeline and a big family secret combining them, usually with the mystery being something that could be resolved instantly if people would just talk to each other. And in this case the secret is mostly never explained? So many details are just left hanging. I am so mad I wasted my time finishing this.