A review by seeinghowitgoes
Tsarina by Jackson Pearce, J. Nelle Patrick

2.0

A retelling of the Romanov family from the eyes of a girl who loved them and the Russia they stood for. It's hard to relate to Natalya, that's probably intentional really. She's a girl who has only really known luxury in her life, she's the secret of of Alexei the heir to the Romanov family.

The revolution happens and we're suddenly following their tale of hope and survival, with a magical faberge egg thrown in for good measure. There's a lot of talk about love, more patriotism than you can throw a stick at, and strangely considering the historical context, a somewhat happy (if sappy) ending.

SpoilerCouldn't buy into the romances at all! Bad enough to have Natalya and Alexei mooning at each other, but the stockholm syndrome like romance between Natalya and Leo was more than a little disturbing.