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A review by deedeethebumblebee
Tsarina by Jackson Pearce, J. Nelle Patrick
4.0
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This was...good! It was a unique and interesting story with a great setting. I love historical fiction and I had never read anything quite like this.
Some things that I really liked were the characters; I loved Alexi in the beginning and I wish we could've seen more of him and Natalya's life. They were a lovely couple. I also loved that once Natalya found she loved Leo, she didn't completely forget Alexi. There was no love triangle shit (I literally can't stand that now. It's caused me to avoid books, no lie.), she knew she would always love him. That was SO refreshing compared to most YA. Leo was a good character, too. For a YA love interest, he wasn't too rude, too sweet, too bad-boy, too anything. He was a very well-rounded out character. I liked seeing Natalya grow throughout the book as she was whisked away from her normal life.
This book wasn't anything super special, but unique and interesting. I can't say it's an all time favorite, but it was well-written and captivating and enjoyable. I'd love to read something else from this author.
This was...good! It was a unique and interesting story with a great setting. I love historical fiction and I had never read anything quite like this.
Some things that I really liked were the characters; I loved Alexi in the beginning and I wish we could've seen more of him and Natalya's life. They were a lovely couple. I also loved that once Natalya found she loved Leo, she didn't completely forget Alexi. There was no love triangle shit (I literally can't stand that now. It's caused me to avoid books, no lie.), she knew she would always love him. That was SO refreshing compared to most YA. Leo was a good character, too. For a YA love interest, he wasn't too rude, too sweet, too bad-boy, too anything. He was a very well-rounded out character. I liked seeing Natalya grow throughout the book as she was whisked away from her normal life.
This book wasn't anything super special, but unique and interesting. I can't say it's an all time favorite, but it was well-written and captivating and enjoyable. I'd love to read something else from this author.