sarah_sapphire 's review for:

Anastasia by Sophie Lark

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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: Yes

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This book gave a nice fantasy twist on the story we know about the Romanovs. It did start out very slow and I feel that the first half of the book could have been shorter. However the second half of the book was gripping and intriguing and I loved the Russian folklore and history In the story. Anastasia has great character development and I loved the relationship between her and Damien. The last 30% especially was so good and is what bounced the rating up to just over 3 ⭐