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A review by ashley_schulte
The Tsarina's Daughter by Ellen Alpsten
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I have mixed feelings about this book. I think it was a good book overall and I enjoyed it for the most part. It was fairly long but it had a ton of chapters and most were pretty short. This was an interesting way to write and lay out the novel. I did feel that there were a few too many breaks, but it did make it easy to put the book down frequently. This novel moved fast at times and slow at others.
The story of Elizabeth was one that I was not familiar with. I feel like she is a historical figure that is not often presented except as a side note or just a notch on the timeline. Her life was fascinating and heartbreaking. This book made me want to look more into her and I am curious where the author may have embellished and not. Some of it was so hard to read and it is hard to imagine those times, but I will hand it to this author that her words made it so vivid, it came to life in my mind.
Overall it was a good book, but I would not want to read it again.
The story of Elizabeth was one that I was not familiar with. I feel like she is a historical figure that is not often presented except as a side note or just a notch on the timeline. Her life was fascinating and heartbreaking. This book made me want to look more into her and I am curious where the author may have embellished and not. Some of it was so hard to read and it is hard to imagine those times, but I will hand it to this author that her words made it so vivid, it came to life in my mind.
Overall it was a good book, but I would not want to read it again.