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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it was such an interesting concept. i loved since the romanov family in a fantasy world, where everything was possible. i loved following anastasia and see her grow up. this is such a unique retelling, one that is for sure worth exploring (especially after reading the author’s note at the end). this book made me feel so many emotions and it was a whole experience by itself.
however, this book could’ve been shorten by 200 pages easily. i understand where the author was coming from but it was still a little too long for my taste.
trope: enemies to lovers
however, this book could’ve been shorten by 200 pages easily. i understand where the author was coming from but it was still a little too long for my taste.
trope: enemies to lovers
dnf’d at 200 pages… i did not pick up this 1000 page book to read about inaccurate russian history :/
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I liked the book! Loved how the main story spanned over years and years. I think Sophie Lark did a wonderful job crafting it together to make sense. Damien was a great love interest. All of the powers were cool! Didn’t love the time travel reset though at first. Vampires were a cool twist. I liked the childhood sweetheart trope.
Really a 2.5 but Goodreads doesn’t offer half stars.
I really wanted to enjoy this one, and I guess I did in parts. This was SO LONG I nearly DNF’d at multiple points just because it felt like the book would never end. I think cuts could’ve been made to the first half that would’ve helped this a lot.
The dialogue was also kind of hokey at points, especially at the end. Real eye-roll stuff. But I get it. This is a book inspired by history and a Don Bluth movie.
The ending came out of nowhere as far as pacing goes, though. Everything was moving so slow until the time jump, and then it was a game of “How Fast Can We Get to the Epilogue?”
All in all, it’s fine. Would I have started this if I’d known it’d take me over a month to read? Probably not.
I really wanted to enjoy this one, and I guess I did in parts. This was SO LONG I nearly DNF’d at multiple points just because it felt like the book would never end. I think cuts could’ve been made to the first half that would’ve helped this a lot.
The dialogue was also kind of hokey at points, especially at the end. Real eye-roll stuff. But I get it. This is a book inspired by history and a Don Bluth movie.
The ending came out of nowhere as far as pacing goes, though. Everything was moving so slow until the time jump, and then it was a game of “How Fast Can We Get to the Epilogue?”
All in all, it’s fine. Would I have started this if I’d known it’d take me over a month to read? Probably not.
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated