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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
| my fav book so yeah unlimited | its my 2nd time reading this book after almost 3 years. I read it and bought it in 6th grade. at that time I showed it off to everyone but this time I rather tried to hide the fact that I was reading it so people wont ask questions. then I read books for others and they thought i was a nerd but now its completely for me. About the book: this book is truly fascinating. the tragedy is undefinable. it goes from perfect russia to paris. she looses her entire family and best friend and cousin and their family. the past is lost except the memories and egg. then clayton saves her. i wish the writer told a lot more about clayton. he is just soo great to her but reckless and they loose everything in the crash and he dies of a heartattack. the later years end full of pain and despair but not as much as paris. she finally gets a good job and meets simon. i hate sasha; shes much too spoiled. i dont like paul. and simon was great but zoya forgot about clayton when she was with him. i miss simon as well. but hard times usually have great ends and this one did. i wish i was a ballerina.
This book is the best Danielle Steel ever wrote in my opinion and I can still feel the impact of it over 15 years later.
Rating: 4.8 stars.
- Characters: 4.5 stars.
- Plot: 4.5 stars.
- Setting: 5 stars.
I loved this book! It's not something I would normally read, but I was gifted it from a friend for my birthday. It starts out with a seventeen year old Zoya, living in St. Petersburg. Her cousin is the Tsar, so she lives in luxury. But that all changes in a very short moment.
Let's start with the characters. I loved most of the characters! There was a few, one is particular, that I wasn't that fond of. What also kind of ticked me off was that every man Zoya met was in love with her. It got slightly ridiculous after a little while.
The plot. I thought the plot was slightly slow, but it worked for this particular story. The only reason I docked half of a star was because I felt that it was kind of back and forth, and the story started to repeat itself a little. She went from being rich to poor more than once in the novel.
The setting is last. I thoroughly LOVED the setting! It takes place in St. Petersburg at first, which is cool, then moves onto Paris, which is such a fascinating place, than it moves on to New York City, where I want to go to college and live someday. So, I loved the setting with all my heart. Each place added so much to the story, it was sometimes hard to remember that Zoya was going through tough times.
Overall, this story will remain as one of my favorites, and I recommend to everyone who loves historical fiction!
Originally posted on my blog!
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- Characters: 4.5 stars.
- Plot: 4.5 stars.
- Setting: 5 stars.
I loved this book! It's not something I would normally read, but I was gifted it from a friend for my birthday. It starts out with a seventeen year old Zoya, living in St. Petersburg. Her cousin is the Tsar, so she lives in luxury. But that all changes in a very short moment.
Let's start with the characters. I loved most of the characters! There was a few, one is particular, that I wasn't that fond of. What also kind of ticked me off was that every man Zoya met was in love with her. It got slightly ridiculous after a little while.
The plot. I thought the plot was slightly slow, but it worked for this particular story. The only reason I docked half of a star was because I felt that it was kind of back and forth, and the story started to repeat itself a little. She went from being rich to poor more than once in the novel.
The setting is last. I thoroughly LOVED the setting! It takes place in St. Petersburg at first, which is cool, then moves onto Paris, which is such a fascinating place, than it moves on to New York City, where I want to go to college and live someday. So, I loved the setting with all my heart. Each place added so much to the story, it was sometimes hard to remember that Zoya was going through tough times.
Overall, this story will remain as one of my favorites, and I recommend to everyone who loves historical fiction!
Originally posted on my blog!
themidnightbooks.blogspot.com
Danielle Steel tried to write historical fiction but failed. It’s not good.
I used to read a lot of Danielle Steel when I was younger, but I stopped as I got older. Reading this book, I remember why I stopped. Tragedy after tragedy happens to the main character, almost to the point of "Damn, give this woman a BREAK already!" The writing style is amateurish and weak. Really, I only picked this one up because of the Russian Revolution aspect of it. While that part of it was interesting, the book dragged and dragged...mostly because you knew just ONE more tragedy was waiting around the corner. A little too melodramatic for me.
I don’t like the writing style. I don’t feel that bad for the ruling class that could have given more to avoid people starving getting some karma. I’m not invested in Zoya’s story. Boringggg
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death, Alcohol
I love how this book spans decades and crosses oceans. The television series was good, but not as good if you were to read the book and let your imagination go wild...
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
A cousin of the Romanov family, Zoya begins a challenging life when she is forced to leave Russia with her grandmother during the revolution.
From there, Zoya finds brief moments of happiness, but always punctuated with another tragedy. Thankfully, Zoya finally finds peace in her life in her old age.
I felt so bad for Zoya since tragedy after tragedy keeps befalling her! I'm just glad this has a happy ending.
From there, Zoya finds brief moments of happiness, but always punctuated with another tragedy. Thankfully, Zoya finally finds peace in her life in her old age.
I felt so bad for Zoya since tragedy after tragedy keeps befalling her! I'm just glad this has a happy ending.