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A review by jasmyn9
Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
5.0
I have not yet read The Winter Palance, but I just added it to my Amazon cart to pick up with my next batch of books. Eva Stachniak just may be getting added to my "but everything she writes" list. Her writing was caprivating and very descriptive without going too far and giving too much.
The court and life of Catherine the Great was very different from many of the European courts I have read about during that time. Stachniak captured the grandoise lifestyle and obsession with impressing Russia's European counterparts and need for expansion. There was so much I never realized about Catherine the Great - such as she wasn't really Russian and her name wasn't originally Catherine.
Her story was amazing, told as a memory she has after a fall towards the end of her life. She had many enemies, but many people also truly loved her and relied on her rule to make life in Russia better. I can't wait to see what The While Palace is like - told from the point of view of a close servant instead of Catherine. It's amazing how the same story can be completely different when told from two perspectives.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/04/review-empress-of-night-novel-of.html#sthash.4WJjUsiB.dpuf
The court and life of Catherine the Great was very different from many of the European courts I have read about during that time. Stachniak captured the grandoise lifestyle and obsession with impressing Russia's European counterparts and need for expansion. There was so much I never realized about Catherine the Great - such as she wasn't really Russian and her name wasn't originally Catherine.
Her story was amazing, told as a memory she has after a fall towards the end of her life. She had many enemies, but many people also truly loved her and relied on her rule to make life in Russia better. I can't wait to see what The While Palace is like - told from the point of view of a close servant instead of Catherine. It's amazing how the same story can be completely different when told from two perspectives.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/04/review-empress-of-night-novel-of.html#sthash.4WJjUsiB.dpuf