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reikista's review against another edition
3.0
The story of the Russian revolution(s) in two voices, that of Ella, the princess, and Pavel, a proletarian worker who is in the revolution to take revenge on the death of her bride when she was killed at a rally to ask teh Tsar to help the poor
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
The Romanov Bride was one of those books that I jumped into for a certain challenge. It was honestly never on my radar until recently. Which was weird because the Romanov history has always fascinated me. I have so many books on my TBR but for some strange reason, this wasn't there.
In this, we will meet Ella and Pavel. She is Alexandra's older sister and a pretty interesting character. Don't get me wrong, Pavel was equally interesting to me. Mostly because of how they handled and reacted to certain information. They do have something in common though. Both are dealing with grief due to the unexpected deaths of their significant others.
Somehow, in their own way, they hope and dream for a better Russia. At times, it felt like things were being dealt with realistically and other times it seemed a little far-fetched. Not sure how much of this actually happened and what was made up to make things a bit more interesting. Either way, I was intrigued to see what they were going to do and what was going to happen after.
In the end, it definitely held my attention. It was interesting to learn something new about a Romanov and I look forward to next one. Whether it's by this author or someone else.
In this, we will meet Ella and Pavel. She is Alexandra's older sister and a pretty interesting character. Don't get me wrong, Pavel was equally interesting to me. Mostly because of how they handled and reacted to certain information. They do have something in common though. Both are dealing with grief due to the unexpected deaths of their significant others.
Somehow, in their own way, they hope and dream for a better Russia. At times, it felt like things were being dealt with realistically and other times it seemed a little far-fetched. Not sure how much of this actually happened and what was made up to make things a bit more interesting. Either way, I was intrigued to see what they were going to do and what was going to happen after.
In the end, it definitely held my attention. It was interesting to learn something new about a Romanov and I look forward to next one. Whether it's by this author or someone else.
mmorris114's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book wasn't Alexander's best, but I still enjoyed it more than I expected to enjoy it. Having the dual POVs made it much more interesting for me, and I thought Pavel was the far more interesting character of the two.
elzabetg's review against another edition
3.0
I tried. I really tried. I've read numerous bios of St Ella and find her fascinating but this book made her out to be quite vapid and boring. And I really couldn't care much less about Pavel. Bleah. Life is too short to read boring books. I got to about page 200 and gave up.
janellejoy's review against another edition
3.0
A little violent for my taste. I did enjoy learning more about the Russian Revolution.
singularidadesdoslivros's review against another edition
5.0
Gostei muito de ler A Noiva Romanov, pois sempre me fascinou muito a história dos czares da Rússia, que é a época retratada neste livro.
A história é-nos contada pela mão de duas personagens: Isabel (Ella), a irmã da czarina Alexandra e cunhada do czar Nicky e Pavel, um simples camponês a quem foi tirado a mulher e o filho, ainda por nascer, por culpa do imperador Nicolau II (no episódio do "Domingo Sangrento" em 1905) e devido à sua miséria e vontade de mudança vai abraçar a revolução. Somos assim transportados para uma União Soviética frágil, à beira da rutura e da revolução.
Através de personagens tão distintas, Alexander, o autor, mostra-nos os dois lados das opiniões face ao governo do czar: na perspetiva de Pavel, a Rússia necessita urgentemente de mudança, pois o império de Nicolau não está a dar resposta aos problemas da sociedade. Por outro lado, na ótica de Ella, o povo está a cometer um grande erro ao seguir os radicais revolucionários, pois não percebem que o czar e a czarina amam e fazem o que acham ser melhor para a sua Rússia.
Assim, é com alguma impotência que vamos assistindo aos preparativos de Pavel e dos seus amigos revolucionários para eliminar todos os Romanov, incluindo Ella e culminando no massacre do assassínio da família real, que o autor explora melhor no livro [b:The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar|95141|The Kitchen Boy A Novel of the Last Tsar|Robert Alexander|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396833031s/95141.jpg|91726] que anseio por ler! :D
Este é um livro que recomendo a todos os amantes de romances históricos, principalmente se o tema for a história da Rússia! :)
A história é-nos contada pela mão de duas personagens: Isabel (Ella), a irmã da czarina Alexandra e cunhada do czar Nicky e Pavel, um simples camponês a quem foi tirado a mulher e o filho, ainda por nascer, por culpa do imperador Nicolau II (no episódio do "Domingo Sangrento" em 1905) e devido à sua miséria e vontade de mudança vai abraçar a revolução. Somos assim transportados para uma União Soviética frágil, à beira da rutura e da revolução.
Através de personagens tão distintas, Alexander, o autor, mostra-nos os dois lados das opiniões face ao governo do czar: na perspetiva de Pavel, a Rússia necessita urgentemente de mudança, pois o império de Nicolau não está a dar resposta aos problemas da sociedade. Por outro lado, na ótica de Ella, o povo está a cometer um grande erro ao seguir os radicais revolucionários, pois não percebem que o czar e a czarina amam e fazem o que acham ser melhor para a sua Rússia.
Assim, é com alguma impotência que vamos assistindo aos preparativos de Pavel e dos seus amigos revolucionários para eliminar todos os Romanov, incluindo Ella e culminando no massacre do assassínio da família real, que o autor explora melhor no livro [b:The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar|95141|The Kitchen Boy A Novel of the Last Tsar|Robert Alexander|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396833031s/95141.jpg|91726] que anseio por ler! :D
Este é um livro que recomendo a todos os amantes de romances históricos, principalmente se o tema for a história da Rússia! :)
memita's review against another edition
4.0
Mais uma vez fiquei rendida à história dos Romanov. Neste livro seguimos a história da irmã da czarina Alexandra, que foi uma pessoa bastante importante para o povo russo, através do seu ponto de vista. Não temos muito acesso a outros elementos da família, mas conseguimos ficar com uma noção de como a Revolução começou e de como foi ser um Romanov naquela época, perseguido e eventualmente fuzilado. É uma história ficcionada, mas o autor dá-nos bastantes factos históricos e deu voz às personagens de uma forma que senti ser muito real. A outra personagem principal é um revolucionário vermelho, por isso, deu para entender um pouco sobre o outro lado. Também gostei bastante desta personagem, apesar das coisas horríveis que ele fez pela Revolução. Não dá para escolher um só lado com este livro e dizer que "grupo" estava certo, porque, pelo que entendi, ambas as partes queriam o melhor para a Rússia e o que fizeram foi lutar por isso. Mas é muito interessante conhecer os seus pontos de vista. Acho que o próximo livro que lerei sobre os Romanov será de não ficção para conhecer mais a fundo a sua história. Estou a ficar apaixonada pela Rússia do início do século XX.
birdkeeperklink's review
1.0
I invoked the Rule of 50, and therefore only read the first 53 pages. It was really all I could stomach. This man writes like a fourth-grader--he clearly has no understanding of the way people talk, or if he does, his idea of how people spoke at the turn of the century is just laughable. It's very stilted and contrived dialogue.
I can't tell if he had a good story on his hands or not, because I was too distracted by the awful dialogue and the unnecessary descriptions of people's clothing. It's really, really odd that he spends so much time describing trivial things or moments and then bolts past moments that are actually important to the story. For example, why weren't we shown Pavel's meetings with the terrorists plotting Grand Duke Sergei's murder? That would've actually been interesting!
Also, he clearly has no idea how women think of themselves. We don't say to ourselves 'I think I shall push my fair hair from my eyes, dab at my tears with my embroidered handkerchief and straighten my puffy pink afternoon gown, embroidered with small diamonds in the shape of orchid leaves!' Also, women don't cry nearly as often as he seems to think they do (which is, apparently, every five minutes).
Maybe it's just how he chose to tell the story--in small first-person chunks, as though Pavel and Grand Duchess Ella are trading stories back and forth--because something clearly was not working. Maybe if he'd tried third-person, and actually showed these scenes taking place, it might have worked better. As it is, this is a rushed mess, with unbelievable caricatures of human beings swapping lines they hope sound Shakespearean and describing everything about themselves even though no one cares. I am completely serious when I say it reads like a fourth-grader wrote it. It seems like a youngster's first try at a novel, and if that's what it is, Robert Alexander should've left it in his box of keepsakes or else rewritten it before inflicting it on an unsuspecting public.
I can't tell if he had a good story on his hands or not, because I was too distracted by the awful dialogue and the unnecessary descriptions of people's clothing. It's really, really odd that he spends so much time describing trivial things or moments and then bolts past moments that are actually important to the story. For example, why weren't we shown Pavel's meetings with the terrorists plotting Grand Duke Sergei's murder? That would've actually been interesting!
Also, he clearly has no idea how women think of themselves. We don't say to ourselves 'I think I shall push my fair hair from my eyes, dab at my tears with my embroidered handkerchief and straighten my puffy pink afternoon gown, embroidered with small diamonds in the shape of orchid leaves!' Also, women don't cry nearly as often as he seems to think they do (which is, apparently, every five minutes).
Maybe it's just how he chose to tell the story--in small first-person chunks, as though Pavel and Grand Duchess Ella are trading stories back and forth--because something clearly was not working. Maybe if he'd tried third-person, and actually showed these scenes taking place, it might have worked better. As it is, this is a rushed mess, with unbelievable caricatures of human beings swapping lines they hope sound Shakespearean and describing everything about themselves even though no one cares. I am completely serious when I say it reads like a fourth-grader wrote it. It seems like a youngster's first try at a novel, and if that's what it is, Robert Alexander should've left it in his box of keepsakes or else rewritten it before inflicting it on an unsuspecting public.